Ink-jet recording apparatus

An ink-jet recording apparatus, comprising:

• a recording head that is configured to record an image by ejecting ink onto a recording medium which is being conveyed in a first direction;
• a waste-ink container
• that is arranged to face the recording head in a second direction with a conveying path of the recording medium interposed between the waste-ink container and the recording head,
• that has a pooling region in the waste-ink container, and
• that is configured to pool, in the pooing region, the ink which is avoided being used for recoding the image despite being ejected from the recording head;
• and
• a suction mechanism that is configured to suck gas from the waste-ink container,
• the waste-ink container including
• a plurality of catching ports that are configured to catch the ink which is ejected from the recording head,
• a suction port
• that is arranged at a position at an interval from each of the plurality of catching ports as viewed in the second direction, and
• that is connected to the suction mechanism, and
• a plurality of suction airflow paths
• that are connected respectively to the plurality of catching ports, and
• that are configured to allow suction airflow to pass through the plurality of suction airflow paths by communicating the plurality of catching ports being connection destinations and the suction port with each other, the suction airflow being generated by driving of the suction mechanism,
• an at least one suction-airflow path among the plurality of suction airflow paths including a bent portion that is bent from the first direction into the second direction at a point between a corresponding one of the plurality of catching ports and the suction port;
• wherein:
• the waste-ink container includes an absorbing member that is configured to absorb the ink in the pooling region, and
• the plurality of suction airflow paths are formed of spaces in which the absorbing member is absent in the pooling region.