Patent ID: 7500730

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a head having an actuator and a plurality of nozzle rows each of which comprises a plurality of nozzles for ejecting an ink droplet therethrough onto a recording medium by driving the actuator; a drive element which outputs to the actuator a drive signal for ejecting the ink droplet; an ink supply portion including a plurality of ink lead passages which are arranged in a first direction, extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and are connected to the plurality of nozzle rows of the head, respectively, so as to supply at least one sort of ink to the head; a heat radiating member which has a contact portion including a contact surface that is in contact with the drive element and an extending portion including an extending surface that is distinct from the contact surface such that the extending surface and the contact surface are not in the same plane, wherein the extending surface extends, in the first and second directions, alongside at least the ink lead passages of the ink supply portion, so as to release heat generated at the drive element; and a head holder which holds the head, the drive element, the ink supply portion, and the heat radiating member.