Platen and image recording apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYusaku Watanabe
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Abstract
A platen for supporting a reverse surface of a recording medium under a recording head capable of performing image recording with ink droplets on the recording medium, which is conveyed along a specified direction in a main body of an inkjet recording apparatus. The platen comprises an ink receiving portion which receives ink and an ink guiding portion. The ink guiding portion guides the ink received by the ink receiving portion to an ink absorbing member. Specifically, the ink guiding portion guides the ink to an ink guide groove provided in an upper surface of a placement portion, on which the ink absorbing member is placed.
Claims17
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A platen for supporting a recording medium under a recording head capable of performing image recording with ink droplets on the recording medium, while the recording medium is conveyed along a specified direction in a main body of an inkjet recording apparatus, the platen comprising:
- an ink absorbing member that absorbs ink, which is ejected from the recording head;
- a platen main body on which the ink absorbing member is placed;
- and
- a platen cover that is disposed on the platen main body so as to cover the ink absorbing member from above,
- the platen main body comprising:
- an ink receiving portion that receives ink;
- and
- an ink guiding portion that guides the ink received by the ink receiving portion to the ink absorbing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.