Patent ID: 6890114

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus for discharging ink from a recording head to perform recording on a recording sheet, said recording apparatus comprising: a platen for guiding the recording sheet, said platen being positioned opposite to the recording head; a transporting roller for transporting the recording sheet, said transporting roller being positioned upstream of the recording head relative to the transporting direction; a proximal discharging roller attached to said platen for transporting the recording sheet, said proximal discharging roller being positioned downstream of the recording head relative to the transporting direction, said proximal discharging roller having a shaft serving as a center of rotation formed of resin and a rubber roller portion for integrally rotating with said resin shaft to transport the recording sheet; and a distal discharging roller attached to said platen for transporting the recording sheet, said distal discharging roller being positioned downstream of said proximal discharging roller relative to the transporting direction, said distal discharging roller having a shaft serving as a center of rotation formed of metal and a rubber roller portion for integrally rotating with said metal shaft to transport the recording sheet.