Patent ID: 8424999

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a conveyor unit configured to convey a printing medium in a conveyance direction; a line recording head comprising a recording surface which has an ejection opening for ejecting liquid and faces the printing medium conveyed by the conveyor unit, and a pair of gradients, each of which is disposed at an end of the recording surface and is inclined relative to the recording surface, the recording head being longer than a width of the printing medium in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction and conducting recording onto the printing medium while being fixed; a supporter which supports the recording head at a recording position; a pair of vibration dampers, each of which is interposed between the recording head and the supporter and abuts: at least one of the recording surface and a surface parallel to the recording surface of the recording head; and one of the pair of gradients; and a platen comprising a supporting surface that supports the printing medium at a position opposing the recording surface, the pair of gradients being disposed at respective ends of the recording head in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, wherein the pair of gradients are disposed such that the printing medium, when conveyed, is disposed between the pair of gradients in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, each of the gradients being inclined outward, in a direction orthogonal to the recording surface and away from the platen toward the recording surface, from the center of the recording head in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and directions of inclination of each of the gradients intersecting each other, and wherein the pair of vibration dampers are disposed such that the printing medium, when conveyed, is disposed between the pair of vibration dampers in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, to correspond to the pair of gradients.