| CPC B41J 2/16523 (2013.01) [B41J 2/1721 (2013.01); B41J 2/1742 (2024.05)] | 9 Claims |
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1. An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:
a recording head including a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink;
an endless conveyance belt that has a plurality of openings for the ink ejected from the recording head to pass through and conveys a recording medium;
a control portion that controls driving of the recording head and the conveyance belt so as to execute flushing in which, at a timing different from a timing contributing to image recording, the ink is ejected through the nozzles of the recording head to pass through any of the plurality of openings;
an ink collector that is disposed to be opposed to the recording head via the conveyance belt and collects the ink that has passed through the openings during execution of the flushing; and
a suction portion that sucks air in the ink collector,
wherein
the ink collector includes:
a plurality of ink receivers that receives the ink that has passed through the openings; and
a suction path leading from each of the ink receivers to the suction portion, and
the suction path includes:
a plurality of first flow paths each connected to each of the plurality of ink receivers;
a merging chamber in which the plurality of first flow paths merges together and that is linked to the suction portion; and
ink separation walls that are provided in the merging chamber and are impinged on by airflows that have passed through the first flow paths so that the ink contained in the airflows is separated from the airflows.
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