Ink jet recording apparatus

Abstract

An ink jet recording apparatus having: a serial type recording head which has a plurality of ink jet openings for jetting photo-curable ink toward a recording medium, the ink jet openings being arranged in one or more lines; and an irradiation section which is provided adjacent to the recording head in a scanning direction of the recording head, for irradiating an ink jetted on the recording medium with light, the irradiation section having a plurality of irradiation elements which correspond to the ink jet openings, respectively, and which are arranged in one or more lines in approximately parallel with an arrangement direction of the plurality of ink jet openings, and an irradiation controller for controlling the irradiation elements to light at least an irradiation element which corresponds to an ink jet opening which jetted the ink, in the plurality of irradiation elements.

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