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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1995
Masahiro Taniguro, Ushiku, JP;
Tetsuo Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Tanno, Kawasaki, JP;
Haruyuki Yanagi, Machida, JP;
Makoto Kawarama, Ayase, JP;
Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaya Shinmachi, Kawasaki, JP;
Tan At Ming, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus having an image recording area for performing image recording onto a recording medium includes a head holding portion for holding an ink jet recording head, a platen, and a recording medium exhausting device. The platen has planar and facial sections. The planar section supports the recording medium opposed to the ink discharge ports in the image recording area. The facial section is disposed downstream of the image recording area with respect to a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and extends in a direction away from the ink discharge ports toward the conveyance direction. The planar section and the facial section are continuous, and the angle between the extension of the planar section and the facial section is from 3.7 to 7.5 degrees. The recording medium exhausting device, disposed downstream of the facial section of the platen in the conveyance direction, exhausts the recording medium from the recording area by guiding the recording medium from the extension of the planar section of the platen in a direction closer to the facial section of the platen.