Ink jet recording apparatus capable of performing a duplex print operation
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMotokazu Yasui, Tsumori Sato, Masanori Horike, Masato Yokoyama, Masumi Sato
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Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus performs a print operation by controlling an ink jet recording head to eject ink drops there from against front and back surfaces of a recording sheet at a print position. The apparatus includes a transporting mechanism for transporting a portion of the recording sheet to a location outside of the apparatus after a completion of the print operation on the front surface of the recording sheet and just before printing of the back surface of the recording sheet.
Claims4
An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- an inkjet recording head arranged to eject ink drops onto front and back surfaces of a recording sheet;
- a sheet feeding mechanism configured and adapted for feeding at least a portion of a recording sheet to a location outside of the housing to expedite drying of the ink drops after the first side of the sheet has been printed, and for feeding the dried printed sheet back into the housing for printing on the second side of the sheet.
An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- an inkjet recording head arranged to eject ink drops onto front and back surfaces of a recording sheet;
- a sheet feeding mechanism located within said housing for feeding the recording sheet in a first direction at least partially outside said housing to expedite drying of the ink drops after one side of the sheet has been printed and before a second side of the sheet is printed, and in a second direction for feeding the dried one-side printed sheet back into the housing for printing on the second side of the sheet.
An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- an inkjet recording head arranged to eject ink drops onto front and back surfaces of a recording sheet;
- a first sheet ejection path configured and adapted for transporting sheets printed by said ink jet head out of the housing;
- a second sheet ejection path, comprising a switchback mechanism configured and adapted for transporting at least a portion of a recording sheet printed on the first surface to a location outside the housing to expedite drying of the print on the first surface and for returning the recording sheet printed on the first surface into the housing for printing on the recording sheet second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.