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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2005
Akira Mihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Mihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit which records an image by ejecting ink to a conveyed recording medium; a conveying unit which returns the recording medium, on which the image has been recorded by the recording unit, in order toward an upstream side in a conveying direction; and a reversal unit which is provided at a downstream side of the conveying unit in a returning direction, the reversal unit including a plurality of holding units which respectively suck and hold a recording medium that has been returned by the conveying unit, reverse the recording medium, and send the recording medium to the recording unit.