Recording apparatus with drying unit, downstream of recording unit, that blows air against recording medium

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a recording unit that ejects ink onto a recording medium conveyed in a conveyance direction by a conveyance unit;
• and
• a drying unit that is provided downstream of the recording unit in the conveyance direction and that blows air against the recording medium while conveying the same to dry the ink on the recording medium,
• wherein the drying unit includes
• (1) a first space,
• (2) a first nozzle that is provided in the first space and that opens opposite to the recording medium,
• (3) a first air blowing unit that supplies air inside of the first space to the first nozzle so that the air blows out from the first nozzle to the recording medium,
• (4) a second space that is provided adjacent to the first space on a downstream side in the conveyance direction of the first space and communicates with the first space,
• (5) a partition wall that partitions the first space and the second space, the partition wall having a second opening that provides communication between the first space and the second space,
• (6) a second nozzle that is provided in the second space and that opens opposite to the recording medium,
• (7) a heater that heats air inside of the second space, and
• (8) a second air blowing unit that supplies air heated by the heater to the second nozzle so that the air blows out from the second nozzle to the recording medium, and
• wherein a direction in which air is blown out from the first nozzle has a component directed toward the second space in the conveyance direction.