Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet image forming apparatus recordable of non-margin images on a recording medium by discharging ink to regions within as well as out of the recording medium from a recording means, comprising an ink absorbing material for receiving ink dischargeed at a position protruded from the recording medium and a platen having a holding portion to hold the ink absorbing material and supporting the recording medium at a recording position. The holding section formed at the platen has an opening for receiving the ink and is formed with a wall for holding a periphery of the ink absorbing material and a rib supporting a bottom of the ink absorbing material.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium with a recording head, comprising a conveying roller pair for conveying the recording medium, discharging roller pairs for conveying the recording medium in the downstream of the conveying roller pair, and a stepping motor for driving the conveying roller pair and the discharging roller pairs. A peak value of driving current of the stepping motor after a tailing edge of the recording medium passes the conveying roller pair is smaller than a peak value of driving current of the stepping motor before the tailing edge of the recording medium passes the conveying roller pair.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image recording apparatus with an image recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium, a first conveyor for conveying the recording medium to an image recording portion of the image recording unit while bending the recording medium along a drive convey roller by means of the drive convey roller, and a second conveyor for conveying an elongated recording medium having a plurality of pin holes to the first conveyor. A guide capable of changing a contact area between the recording medium and the drive convey roller at a curved portion of the recording medium along the drive convey roller is also provided.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium using an ink jet recording head that records by discharging ink from ink discharge ports thereof. The ink jet recording apparatus includes a carriage that carries the ink jet recording head and reciprocally moves the head in a manner such that the recording head is opposite the recording medium, and the carriage includes a temperature stabilization portion contactable with the ink jet recording head carried on the carriage, wherein the temperature stabilization portion radiates heat generated by the ink jet recording head.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus comprising a sheet supporting means for supporting a sheet, a rotatable sheet supply means for feeding out the sheet supported by the sheet supporting means and a skew-feed correction means for correcting a skew-feed of the sheet by rotating the sheet in a plane including a surface of the sheet while the sheet is being fed by the rotatable sheet supply means.