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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Masahiro Ohba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nobuaki Yoneyama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Masahiro Ohba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nobuaki Yoneyama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet recording apparatus includes: an image formation unit including an inkjet head which forms an image on a recording medium, and an image formation drum which rotates while supporting the recording medium on a circumferential surface and thereby moves the recording medium relatively to the inkjet head; a drying process unit including a drying process device which performs a drying process on the recording medium on which the image has been formed by the inkjet head, and a drying drum which rotates while supporting the recording medium on a circumferential surface and thereby moves the recording medium in a process region of the drying process unit; and an air curtain generation unit which generates an air flow in a downward direction between the image formation unit and the drying process unit, and thereby generates an air curtain for thermal insulation between the image formation unit and the drying process unit.