Liquid application device and inkjet recording apparatus

An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:

• liquid application means comprising an application member for applying a liquid to a medium and a retention member for retaining the liquid to be applied by the application member, wherein the liquid application means applies the liquid retained in the retention member to the medium via the application member by rotating the application member;
• an inkjet head for ejecting an ink to the medium to which the liquid has been applied by the liquid application means;
• storage means for storing the liquid;
• supply means for intermittently supplying the liquid from the storage means to the retention member;
• first determination means for determining whether or not a liquid application operation by the liquid application means is to be continued;
• second determination means for determining whether or not a value concerning a liquid consumption by the liquid application operation is greater than a threshold;
• and
• third determination means for determining whether or not a supply operation of the liquid by the supply means is to be performed, on the basis of results determined by the first and second determination means,
• wherein the third determination means determines that the supply operation is to be performed when the first determination means determines that the liquid application operation is to be continued and the second determination means determines that the value concerning the liquid consumption is greater than the threshold, and
• the third determination means determines that the supply operation is not to be performed when the first determination means determines that the liquid application operation is to be continued and the second determination means determines that the value concerning the liquid consumption is not greater than the threshold.