Patent ID: 7445313

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a line head type recording head which includes a plurality of nozzles for jetting ink to a recording medium; a moving apparatus for moving the recording head relative to the recording medium in a nozzle arrangement direction; a conveyance apparatus for conveying, in a reciprocating manner, the recording medium relative to the recording head in a direction orthogonal to the nozzle arrangement direction; a head driving section for controlling the recording head so that the recording head jets ink based on inputted image information; and a control section for controlling the conveyance apparatus so that an amount of forward movement of the recording medium is larger than an amount of backward movement of the recording medium, and for controlling the moving apparatus, when a conveyance direction is switched, so that the recording head is moved relative to the recording medium in the nozzle arrangement direction; wherein a plurality of recording heads are provided in the conveyance direction with a predetermined interval therebetween; and wherein the control section controls the conveyance apparatus so that the amount of the forward movement of the recording medium is less than the interval between the recording heads.