Inkjet Recording Apparatus
First Claim
1. An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:
- a conveyor configured to convey a sheet along a conveying direction;
a recording portion configured to eject ink droplets from nozzles onto the sheet;
a support member configured to support the recording portion to be movable along a scanning direction; and
a contact member disposed on the support member and comprising a contact portion configured to contact the sheet between the nozzles and the conveyor with respect to the conveying direction.
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Abstract
An image forming device may include a contact member and a support member configured to support a recording portion. In one or more arrangements, the contact member may be disposed on the support member and include a contact portion configured to contact a sheet being conveyed. In some examples, the support member may include a carriage frame. Additionally or alternatively, the image forming device may include a platen having a plurality of ribs. In one or more examples, the ribs may be configured to form a corrugated shape in a sheet in conjunction with the contact member. Still further, one or more of the ribs and the contact member may be movable.
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24 Claims
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1. An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:
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a conveyor configured to convey a sheet along a conveying direction; a recording portion configured to eject ink droplets from nozzles onto the sheet; a support member configured to support the recording portion to be movable along a scanning direction; and a contact member disposed on the support member and comprising a contact portion configured to contact the sheet between the nozzles and the conveyor with respect to the conveying direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:
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a conveyor configured to convey a sheet along a conveying direction; a platen disposed downstream of the conveyor with respect to the conveying direction and comprising a plurality of ribs; a carriage disposed opposite to the platen and comprising a recording head configured to eject ink droplets from nozzles; a carriage frame configured to movably support the carriage; and a contact member comprising a contact portion configured to contact the sheet at a position between the conveyor and the nozzles with respect to the conveying direction, and wherein the contact portion is disposed between a pair of ribs of the plurality of ribs with respect to a moving direction of the carriage, wherein, when the platen is not supporting the sheet, a protruding edge of the support rib is located closer to the carriage than an edge of the contact portion in a pressing direction in which the contact portion is configured to contact the sheet.
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24. An apparatus recording apparatus comprising:
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a carriage configured to support a recording head configured to eject ink droplets from nozzles onto a sheet; a carriage frame, wherein the carriage is movably supported by the carriage frame such that the carriage is located downstream of the carriage frame with respect to a sheet conveying direction; and a contact member attached to the carriage frame and comprising a contact portion configured to contact the sheet at a position downstream of at least a portion of the carriage frame with respect to the sheet conveying direction.
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