Patent ID: 8646872

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: an inkjet head to horizontally eject ink droplets to print on a recording medium; and an ink receiving assembly to receive ink droplets ejected for dummy ejection from the inkjet head, the ink receiving assembly comprising: a non-porous ink receiving plate having a hydrophilic receiving face broader than an ejection range of the ink droplets ejected for dummy ejection, the receiving face substantially vertically disposed to receive the ink droplets ejected for dummy ejection, a collection tank disposed below the ink receiving plate to collect ink droplets received by and dropped from the ink receiving plate, and a cleaning device to clean the receiving face of the ink receiving plate the cleaning device comprising: a wiper swingable between an original position and a turnaround position to wipe ink droplets adhering on the receiving face of the ink receiving plate for cleaning, an engagement member integrally provided with the wiper to engage an end face of the inkjet head in a moving direction of the inkjet head, and an urging member to urge the wiper in a direction to return the wiper to the original position, when the inkjet head is placed away from in front of the ink receiving plate and disengaged from the engagement member, the wiper is placed at the original position by an urging force of the urging member, when the inkjet head is placed in front of the ink receiving plate and contacts the engagement member, the wiper is placed at the turnaround position against the urging force of the urging member, with movement of the inkjet head, the wiper swings between the original position and the turnaround position to clean the receiving face; wherein a distance between the inkjet bead and the receiving face of the ink receiving plate is set to be shorter than a distance in which the ink droplets ejected from the inkjet head for dummy ejection turn into mist.