Image recording apparatus
First Claim
1. An image recording apparatus that forms an image on each of at least two kinds of printing media of different widths by ejecting ink droplets thereon, comprising:
- ink ejection means that ejects ink toward a front surface of a printing medium;
a pair of ink receivers that receive the ink ejected outside both side edges of the printing medium in a width direction perpendicular to a transport direction of the printing medium; and
a first shield plate that is arranged outside a first edge of the printing medium in the width direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the printing medium, and moves in parallel to the front surface of the printing medium and in the width direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the printing medium in accordance with a position of an edge of each of the at least two kinds of printing media of the different widths.
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Abstract
The image recording apparatus forms an image on each of at least two kinds of printing media of different widths by ejecting ink droplets thereon. The apparatus includes an ink ejection unit that ejects ink toward a front surface of a printing medium, a pair of ink receivers that receive the ink ejected outside both side edges of the printing medium in a width direction perpendicular to a transport direction of the printing medium and a first shield plate that is arranged outside a first edge of the printing medium in the width direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the printing medium, and moves in parallel to the front surface of the printing medium and in the width direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the printing medium in accordance with a position of an edge of each of the at least two kinds of printing media of the different widths.
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1. An image recording apparatus that forms an image on each of at least two kinds of printing media of different widths by ejecting ink droplets thereon, comprising:
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ink ejection means that ejects ink toward a front surface of a printing medium;
a pair of ink receivers that receive the ink ejected outside both side edges of the printing medium in a width direction perpendicular to a transport direction of the printing medium; and
a first shield plate that is arranged outside a first edge of the printing medium in the width direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the printing medium, and moves in parallel to the front surface of the printing medium and in the width direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the printing medium in accordance with a position of an edge of each of the at least two kinds of printing media of the different widths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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