Patent ID: 7090419

Claim:
A recording device for recording an image on a recording medium, the recording device comprising: a recording head having a liquid drop discharging surface for discharging liquid drops toward a recording medium; a liquid receptacle disposed at a position opposing a liquid drop discharging surface of the recording head, and able to accommodate the liquid drops; and a conveying device for conveying the recording medium between the recording head and the liquid receptacle, by a non-electrostatic attraction method, the conveying device including, a conveying roller abutting a reverse surface of the recording medium, which is opposite a recording surface of the recording medium, and applying driving force to the recording medium, and a pushing device for pushing the recording medium toward the conveying roller, the pushing device includes, an urging member, which contacts the recording medium and urges the recording medium toward the conveying roller, the urging member including at least one spur, which is elastically urged, and the conveying roller has a spur breakage avoiding portion, at a region corresponding to the spur, the spur breakage avoiding portion includes an elastic body provided at least at a position of the conveying roller, which contacts the spur.