JP2005096288A - Ink absorbing material, platen, recorder and liquid jetting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink absorbing material which prevents ink from overflowing to the outside even when placed in a posture to incline, and to provide a platen and a recorder or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The ink absorbing material 1 is set to a recess 30 of the platen 28, absorbs the ink G which reaches the recess 30, and guides the absorbed ink G to a waste liquid collecting means 31 of the latter stage. At the same time, the recess 30 of the platen 28 is substantially segmented to a plurality of segment areas 30a and 30b by forming an air wall, and an ink guiding slit 32 which forms an ink collection guide route for each of the segment areas 30a and 30b is provided. A plurality of ink guide shooters 38 are set at the platen 28 correspondingly to the ink collection guide routes for each of the segment areas 30a and 30b, as an ink inflow promoting means extending towards the waste liquid collecting means 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a platen having a recess that supports a recording material and collects ink ejected from a recording head and removed from the edge of the recording material and discarded. The present invention relates to an ink absorbing material that absorbs the absorbed ink and guides the absorbed ink to a waste liquid collecting means at a subsequent stage, a platen equipped with the ink absorbing material, and a recording apparatus provided with the platen.

  Furthermore, the present invention relates to a liquid ejecting apparatus such as an ink jet recording apparatus that performs recording (attaches liquid) on a recording material (liquid ejecting material) by ejecting (ejecting) a liquid such as ink from the head and the liquid. The present invention relates to a platen provided in an ejection device and a liquid absorbent material attached to the platen.

  Here, the liquid ejecting apparatus uses an ink jet recording head, and is not limited to a recording apparatus such as a printer, a copying machine, and a facsimile machine that records ink on a recording material by discharging ink from the recording head. It is used to include a device for ejecting a liquid corresponding to the application from a liquid ejecting head corresponding to the recording head to a liquid ejecting material corresponding to a recording material and attaching the liquid to the liquid ejecting material.

  In addition to the recording head, as a liquid ejecting head, a color material ejecting head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, and an electrode material (conductive paste) used for forming an electrode such as an organic EL display or a surface emitting display (FED) Examples thereof include an ejection head, a bioorganic matter ejection head used for biochip production, and a sample ejection head as a precision pipette.

  Hereinafter, an ink jet printer will be described as an example of an ink jet recording apparatus or a liquid ejecting apparatus. In recent years, as called home DPE, inkjet printers that can easily realize super high-quality printing similar to silver halide photographs at home have become widespread. In order to obtain an output result equivalent to that of a silver salt photograph, there is a printer configured to perform so-called “borderless printing” in which printing is performed with no margins on four sides.

  Such an ink jet printer has a configuration in which a concave portion is provided in a platen that is provided facing the recording head and defines a gap (so-called paper gap) PG between the paper and the recording head, and is out of the edge of the paper. In general, the ink is discharged to the recessed portion, and the ink discharged to the removed region is discarded into the concave portion.

  Here, the concave portion is provided with an ink absorbing material that absorbs ink in order to prevent as much as possible floating due to mist formation of the discarded ink. A configuration is adopted in which the ink absorbed by the ink absorbing material is dropped onto a waste liquid tray or the like as a waste liquid collecting means provided below the platen (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-86757 A

  By the way, in a state where a certain amount of ink is absorbed by the ink absorbing material, for example, the ink jet printer or the like is placed in a tilted posture during transportation (especially in a state where it is laid down by 90 ° from the posture during use). If it is removed, the absorbed ink may gather at the end of the ink absorbing material, overflow, and overflow to the outside.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an ink absorbing material that does not overflow to the outside even when an inkjet printer or the like is placed in an inclined posture and the ink absorbing material are mounted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a platen and a recording apparatus provided with the platen.

In order to solve the above problems, the ink absorbing material according to the first aspect of the present invention supports the recording material and collects ink ejected from the recording head and removed from the edge of the recording material and discarded. In the platen having a concave portion, an ink absorbing material that is attached to the concave portion, absorbs the ink reaching the concave portion, and guides the absorbed ink to the waste liquid collecting means in the subsequent stage,
The ink absorbing material is provided with ink guide slits that form an air wall so as to substantially divide the concave portion of the platen into a plurality of partition areas and form an ink collection guide path for each partition area. It is characterized by.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by providing the ink guiding slit in the ink absorbing material, an air wall is formed at the site where the ink guiding slit is provided, and penetrates into the ink absorbing material and ends of the ink absorbing material. The ink flowing toward the head is prevented from advancing due to the presence of the air wall, and is guided by the air wall and guided to the ink collection guide path for each partition area. Therefore, all of the ink impregnated in the ink absorbing material is concentrated at the end of the ink absorbing material and does not cause an overflow, and is led to the waste liquid collecting means for each section area. However, the outflow of ink to the outside is prevented.

  The ink absorbing material according to the second aspect of the present invention is the ink absorbing material according to the first aspect, wherein the ink absorbing material is provided with bent portions near both ends in the main scanning direction or at a plurality of sites in the middle thereof. Before mounting the ink absorbing material to the concave portion of the platen, it has a flat plate shape punched into a predetermined shape, but at the time of mounting, the bent portion is bent toward the waste liquid collecting means side, and the tip thereof is It is characterized by functioning as a guide portion as an ink inflow promoting means for promoting the inflow of ink into the waste liquid collecting means by being brought into contact with the waste liquid collecting means.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ink flows smoothly in the ink absorbing material due to the presence of the guide portion, and the waste liquid collecting means located below the concave portion of the platen without staying therein. Can be reached in a relatively short time. Further, since the guide portions are provided at a plurality of locations, the inflow and recovery of the ink to the waste liquid recovery means is further accelerated.

  The ink absorbing material according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect, the ink absorbing material is constituted by an integral member. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the ink absorbing material can be attached to the concave portion of the platen with one touch, and workability can be improved.

  The ink absorbing material according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the ink absorbing material according to the first or second aspect, wherein the ink absorbing material is configured by combining a plurality of members, and a slight gap is formed between the members. In this state, the gap portion functions as an ink guide slit by being disposed in the concave portion of the platen. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the ink guide slit can be formed up to the end of the platen recess in the sub-scanning direction (paper transport direction), the air wall also extends to the end of the platen recess. The compartment becomes more reliable, and the ink entry into the adjacent compartment is completely prevented.

The platen according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is a platen having a recess that collects ink that is supported by the recording material and ejected from the recording head and removed from the edge of the recording material.
The concave portion is provided with the ink absorbing material according to any one of the first to fourth aspects. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the recovery efficiency of the ink of the platen that recovers the ink ejected from the recording head and removed from the edge of the recording material is increased, and the outflow of the ink also occurs. Is prevented.

  A platen according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the platen according to the fifth aspect, wherein the platen includes a plurality of ink inflow promoting means extending toward the waste liquid collecting means corresponding to the ink collection guiding path for each partition area. An ink guide shooter is provided. According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the ink is collected for each partition area by the action of the ink guide slit, guided to the ink recovery guide path of each partition, and then passed through the ink guide shooter to the waste liquid recovery means. This can be achieved in a relatively short time, and the ink recovery efficiency is improved.

    The platen according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the platen according to the sixth aspect, wherein the mounting angle of the ink guide shooter with respect to the bottom surface of the concave portion of the platen is normally in a state where the platen used in a horizontal state is vertically erected. The ink guide shooter is set at an angle so as to be inclined slightly downward. According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, ink accumulation and stagnation on the ink guiding shooter is prevented, the ink flow becomes smooth, and the inflow and recovery of the ink to the waste liquid recovery means are promoted.

A recording apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes a recording head that performs recording on a recording material, and a platen that is provided with a predetermined gap facing the recording head and supports the recording material. In the recording device,
The platen is provided with a recess for collecting ink ejected from the recording head and removed from the edge of the recording material, and the recess has any one of the first to fourth aspects. An ink absorbing material is attached. According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since ink concentration at both ends of the ink absorbing material is prevented, the ink does not flow out even when the recording apparatus is tilted.

    A recording apparatus according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the eighth aspect, the recording apparatus is provided with the platen of the sixth or seventh aspect. According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve the ink recovery efficiency, enter the concave portion of the platen, and guide the ink absorbed by the ink absorbing material to the waste liquid recovery means in a relatively short time. .

A liquid ejecting apparatus according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is provided with a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid onto a liquid ejecting material, a predetermined gap facing the liquid ejecting head, and supporting the liquid ejecting material. In a liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a platen that
The platen is provided with a recess for collecting the liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting head and thrown away from the edge of the liquid ejecting material. A liquid absorbent that guides the waste liquid to the waste liquid collecting means in the subsequent stage is mounted. The liquid absorbent is formed with an air wall so that the concave portion of the platen is substantially partitioned into a plurality of partitioned areas, and liquid recovery guidance is performed for each partitioned area. A liquid guiding slit that forms a path is provided.

  Hereinafter, an ink absorbing material according to the present invention, a platen equipped with the ink absorbing material, and a recording apparatus as an example of a liquid ejecting apparatus provided with the platen will be described. First, an ink jet printer is taken up as an embodiment of a recording apparatus which is an example of a liquid ejecting apparatus of the present invention, and an outline of the entire configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a printer cover of an ink jet printer is expanded, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an outline of the ink jet printer.

  The ink jet printer 100 includes a main component of a recording execution unit that is an example of a liquid ejection execution unit that performs recording on a recording material P (hereinafter also simply referred to as a sheet P) that is an example of a liquid ejection material. A carriage 10 that is supported by a carriage guide shaft 12 so as to reciprocate in the scanning direction X is provided. A recording head 13, which is an example of a liquid ejecting head that performs recording by ejecting (ejecting) ink G, which is an example of liquid, onto the paper P or the like is mounted on the carriage 10. An ink cartridge 11, which is an example of a liquid cartridge, is mounted on the carriage 10.

  A platen 28 that defines a gap PG between the head surface of the recording head 13 and the paper P or the like is provided below the recording head 13 so as to face the recording head 13. Between the carriage 10 and the platen 28, the sheet P or the like is transported by a predetermined transport amount in the sub-scanning direction Y orthogonal to the main scanning direction X, and the recording head 13 is reciprocated once in the main scanning direction X. Recording is performed on the paper P or the like by alternately repeating the operation of ejecting ink from the recording head 13 onto the paper P or the like.

  Next, the configuration of the ink jet printer 100 will be further described according to the conveyance path of the paper P. First, a feeding tray 5 which is an example of a liquid injection material stacking section for stacking sheets P is provided on the most upstream side in the transport direction. Further, the feeding tray 5 is provided with an edge guide 15 that contacts the side end surface of the paper P and guides smooth conveyance in the sub-scanning direction Y. With the rotation of the rotating shaft 17 of the feeding roller 14, the hopper 16 rises at a predetermined timing and is pushed up toward the feeding roller 14 on the paper P on the feeding tray 5.

  The apparatus including the feeding tray 5, the feeding roller 14 and the hopper 16 is the automatic feeding apparatus 2, and the sheet P is fed in order from the sheet P positioned on the uppermost surface as the feeding roller 14 rotates. The unit is picked up by the number of units with the aid of a separation pad or the like, which is an example of a separation operation unit provided in the vicinity of the feeding roller 14, and is sent downstream in the conveying direction.

  Downstream of the feeding roller 14 is provided a recording material detection means (not shown) (hereinafter simply referred to as a detection lever) that is an example of a liquid injection material detection means that detects the passage of the paper P. On the downstream side, a conveyance roller 19 including a conveyance drive roller 19a and a conveyance driven roller 19b is provided. Among them, the transport driven roller 19b is pivotally supported on the downstream side of the roller holder 18 for the transport driven roller. The roller holder 18 is provided so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft (not shown) and is a torsion (not shown). The coiled spring is urged to rotate so that the conveyance driven roller 19b is always in a nip state in pressure contact with the conveyance drive roller 19a.

  The sheet P conveyed while being pinched by the conveying roller 19 is guided to a recording position 26 below the recording head 13, and the operation of the carriage 10 and the sheet P described above causes almost the entire recording surface of the sheet P to be covered. The desired recording is executed. A gap PG between the recording head 13 and the platen 28 provided opposite to the recording head 13 is an extremely important element in executing high-precision recording, and corresponds to a change in the thickness of the paper P. It is adjusted accordingly.

  A discharge roller 20, which is an example of a liquid ejecting material discharge unit configured by a discharge drive roller 20 a and a discharge jagged roller 20 b, is provided downstream of the recording head 13, and is discharged by the discharge roller 20. The paper P is discharged onto a placement surface 51 on a discharge stacker 50 which is an example of a liquid injection material receiving portion located further downstream.

  The discharge jagged roller 20b is a toothed roller having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery thereof, and is pivotally supported by a roller holder (not shown) for the discharge jagged roller so as to be freely rotatable. An auxiliary jagged roller 22 is provided upstream of the discharge jagged roller 20 b, and the paper P is pressed slightly downward by the auxiliary jagged roller 22. Further, the transport driven roller 19b is disposed at a position slightly downstream of the transport drive roller 19a, and the discharge serpentine roller 20b is disposed at a position slightly upstream of the discharge drive roller 20a. It is installed.

  With such a configuration, the sheet P is slightly curved downward between the transporting roller 19 and the discharging roller 20 and is in a curved state called “back-sliding”, and faces the recording head 13. The sheet P at the position is pressed against the platen 28, thereby preventing the sheet P from being lifted and recording is normally performed. The auxiliary serrated roller 22 is constituted by a toothed roller like the discharge serrated roller 20b, and is pivotally supported by a roller holder for an auxiliary serrated roller (not shown).

[Example]
Next, the configuration of the ink collection guiding path and the operation state thereof will be described focusing on the configuration of the ink absorbing material according to the present invention applied to the inkjet printer 100 and the platen on which the ink absorbing material is mounted. To do. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the platen in a state where an ink absorbing material is mounted, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal front view showing a part on the home position side in an enlarged manner. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the ink absorbing material, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the platen before the ink absorbing material is mounted.

  On the upper surface of the platen 28 that defines the gap PG between the paper P and the recording head 13, a rib 29 that directly supports the paper P from below is formed on the surface facing the recording head 13. A concave portion 30 is provided on the upper surface of the platen 28 for collecting the ink G ejected from the recording head 13 and thrown away from the edge of the paper P, whereby a margin is formed at the edge of the paper P. The so-called “borderless printing”, in which printing is performed without any problem, can be executed.

  The recess 30 absorbs the ink G reaching the recess 30 and guides the absorbed ink G to a waste liquid tray 31 that constitutes a waste liquid recovery means that is located at the latter stage of the ink recovery guide path, which is an example of the liquid recovery guide path. An ink absorbing material 1 which is an example of the above is mounted. The ink absorbing material 1 is excellent in ink absorbability and is formed of a material having appropriate flexibility, for example, a foam (foam) material. In the stage before the ink absorbing material 1 is mounted on the concave portion 30 of the platen 28, as shown by a solid line in FIG.

  Further, the ink absorbing material 1 is provided with an ink guide slit 32 which is a characteristic configuration of the present invention, near one end of the ink absorbing material 1 (in this embodiment, on the home position side of the carriage 10). The ink guide slit 32 is configured by arranging two slits in a letter C shape, and an invisible air wall is formed at the portion of the slit. What is the air wall? When the ink G flowing in the ink absorbing material 1 comes to the site of the ink guide slit 32, the progress is prevented as if there is a wall there, and the air wall flows along the inclination of the ink guide slit 32. Therefore, for convenience, it is named.

  The ink guide slit 32 has a role of partitioning the concave portion 30 of the platen 28 into a plurality of (two in this embodiment) partition areas 30a and 30b by the action of the air wall. An ink collection guide path is formed for each of the areas 30a and 30b. Further, the ink absorbing material 1 is provided with a bent portion 33 whose tip is formed in an arrow shape or a hook shape in the vicinity of both end portions in the main scanning direction X or at a plurality of portions in the middle thereof.

  The bent portion 33 is a member used when the ink absorbing material 1 is mounted in the concave portion 30 of the platen 28. As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 5, the bent portion 33 is directed toward the waste liquid tray 31 located below the platen 28. After bending and passing through the engagement hole 37 formed in the concave portion 30 of the platen 28, the tip of the plate is brought into contact with the main absorbent 34 in the waste liquid tray 31, whereby ink into the waste liquid tray 31 is obtained. It functions as a guide part 35 as ink inflow promoting means for promoting inflow of G. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the ink absorbing material 1 is constituted by an integral member, and accordingly, the ink absorbing material 1 communicates near the end on the side of the sub-scanning direction Y (paper transport direction) in the portion where the ink guide slit 32 is provided. The part 36 exists.

  In addition, in the recess 30 of the platen 28, a communication hole 40 for guiding the ink G flowing in the recess 30 into the waste liquid tray 31 positioned below the platen 28 is formed on the bottom surface of the recess 30. A plurality of locking claws 41 are provided on the side wall of the recess 30 to ensure the mounting of 1. Among these, in the vicinity of the side edge of the hole portion 40, an ink guide shooter 38, which is an example of a liquid guide shooter, functions as an ink inflow promoting means together with the guide portion 35 toward the lower waste tray 31. ing.

  Note that the mounting angle of the ink guide shooter 38 with respect to the bottom surface of the recess 30 of the platen 28 is normally the state in which the ink guide shooter 38 is inclined somewhat downward in a state where the platen 28 used in a horizontal state is erected vertically. The angle is set so that In FIG. 4, a member denoted by reference numeral 39 is a lumirror having a concave cross section, and is provided as necessary to prevent outflow of ink G from the end of the platen 28 on the home position side to the outside. It is done.

  Next, the configuration of the ink collection guide path formed for each partition area and its operating state will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, only one ink guide slit 32 is provided. As a result, there are two partitioned areas. Of these, the home position side is defined as a partitioned area 30a, and the opposite flashing position side is defined as a partitioned area 30b. Each of the divided areas 30a and 30b is provided with a communication hole 40, and an ink collection guide path is formed for each of the divided areas 30a and 30b with the hole 40 as a starting point.

  First, the configuration of the ink collection guide path in the partition area 30a and its operating state will be described. The partition area 30 a includes a hole 40, an ink guide shooter 38, a guide part 35, a mirror 39, a waste liquid tray 31, and a main absorbent material 34. In addition to the ink G impregnated in the ink absorbing material 1 in the partition area 30a, the ink 40 impregnated in the ink absorbing material 1 in the partition area 30b passes through the communicating portion 36 in the hole 40. Ink G that has entered the partition area 30a also flows.

  The ink G flowing from the hole 40 travels along the inclination of the ink guide shooter 38, flows downward, further travels along the mirror 39, and is closer to the lower end of the main absorbent 34 in the waste liquid tray 31. Reach the part. Further, the ink G also flows from the guide portion 35 into the main absorbent material 34, and in this case, reaches the one step higher portion of the main absorbent material 34.

  On the other hand, the ink collection guide path of the partition area 30b is configured by the hole 40, the ink guide shooter 38, the guide part 35, the waste liquid tray 31, and the main absorbent 34. Further, on the upstream side of the hole 40, there is a hole. An ink guide slit 32 is provided for guiding the inflow of the ink G to the portion 40. Only the ink G impregnated in the ink absorbing material 1 in the partition area 30b flows into the hole 40.

  The ink G that has flowed from the hole 40 travels along the inclination of the ink guide shooter 38 and flows downward, and reaches a level higher than the main absorbent 34 in the waste liquid tray 31. The ink G also flows into the main absorbent 34 from the guide portion 35. Accordingly, the ink G impregnated in the ink absorbing material 1 is not concentrated in one place even if the ink jet printer 100 is tilted, and is collected in the waste liquid tray 31 in a dispersed state. It is.

[Other embodiments]
The ink absorbing material according to the present invention, the platen on which the ink absorbing material is mounted, and the recording apparatus provided with the platen are based on the configuration as described above, but do not depart from the gist of the present invention. Of course, it is possible to change or omit the partial configuration within the range. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, it is also possible to use the ink absorbing material 1 as an ink absorbing material 1 by configuring the ink absorbing material 1 with a plurality of members and combining these members.

  In FIG. 7, the ink absorbing material 1 is composed of two members, an absorbing material element 1a on the home position side and an absorbing material element 1b on the flushing position side, and is arranged so that a slight gap is formed between them. Has been established. In this case, the gap between the absorbent elements 1a and 1b functions as the ink guide slit 32, and the separate part structure does not exist between the two because of the separate structure.

  The present invention can be used in the field of manufacturing a recording apparatus such as an ink jet printer, and more specifically, when there is a possibility that ink may flow out to the outside when the recording apparatus is tilted.

It is a perspective view showing an ink jet printer with a cover spread. It is a sectional side view which shows the outline of an inkjet printer. It is a top view which shows the platen after ink absorbing material mounting | wearing. It is a longitudinal front view which expands and shows the part same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows an ink absorber. It is a top view which shows the platen before ink absorption material mounting | wearing. It is a top view which shows the other Example of an ink absorber.

Explanation of symbols

1 Ink absorber, 1a Absorber element (at home position),
1b Absorbent element (on the flushing position side), 2 Automatic feeder,
5 Feed tray, 10 Carriage, 11 Ink cartridge,
12 Carriage guide shaft, 13 Recording head, 14 Feeding roller,
15 edge guide, 16 hopper, 17 rotation axis,
18 Roller holder (of the driven roller for conveyance), 19 Roller for conveyance,
19a Carrying drive roller, 19b Carrying driven roller, 20 Ejecting roller,
20a discharge drive roller, 20b discharge roller, 22 auxiliary roller,
26 recording positions, 28 platens, 29 ribs, 30 recesses,
30a partition area (on the home position side),
30b partition area (on the flushing position side),
31 Waste liquid tray (waste liquid recovery means), 32 Ink guide slit, 33 Bending part,
34 main absorbent material, 35 guide part, 36 communication part, 37 hole (for engagement),
38 Ink guide shooter, 39 Lumirror, 40 Hole for communication, 41 Locking claw, 50 Ejection stacker, 51 Placement surface, 100 Inkjet printer (recording device),
P paper (recording material), X main scanning direction, Y sub-scanning direction,
PG Gap (between recording head and recording material), G ink

Claims (10)

A platen having a recess that supports the recording material and collects ink that is ejected from the recording head and removed from the edge of the recording material and is discarded. An ink absorbing material that guides the absorbed ink to a waste liquid collecting means at a later stage,
The ink absorbing material is provided with ink guide slits that form an air wall so as to substantially divide the concave portion of the platen into a plurality of partition areas and form an ink collection guide path for each partition area. Ink absorbent material characterized by. The stage before the ink absorbing material is attached to the concave portion of the platen according to claim 1, wherein the ink absorbing material is provided with bent portions in the vicinity of both end portions in the main scanning direction or at a plurality of portions in the middle thereof. In the present invention, it has a flat plate shape punched into a predetermined shape, but at the time of mounting, the bent portion is bent toward the waste liquid collecting means, and the tip of the bent liquid is brought into contact with the waste liquid collecting means. An ink absorbing material which functions as a guide portion as ink inflow promoting means for promoting inflow of ink. 3. The ink absorbing material according to claim 1, wherein the ink absorbing material is constituted by an integral member. 3. The ink absorbing material according to claim 1, wherein the ink absorbing material is formed by combining a plurality of members, and the gap portion is formed by disposing the gap portion in the platen with a slight gap portion formed between the members. An ink absorbing material characterized by functioning as an ink guiding slit. In the platen having a recess for collecting the ink that is supported by the recording material and is ejected from the recording head and is removed from the edge of the recording material.
The platen, wherein the ink absorbing material according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is attached to the recess. 6. The platen according to claim 5, wherein the platen is provided with a plurality of ink guiding shooters as ink inflow promoting means extending toward the waste liquid collecting means corresponding to the ink collecting guiding path for each partition area. Platen. 7. The attachment angle of the ink guide shooter with respect to the bottom surface of the concave portion of the platen is normally in a state where the ink guide shooter is inclined somewhat downward in a state where the platen used in a horizontal state is erected vertically. A platen characterized by being set to an angle such that In a recording apparatus comprising: a recording head that performs recording on a recording material; and a platen that is provided with a predetermined gap facing the recording head and supports the recording material.
The platen is provided with a recess for collecting ink ejected from the recording head and discarded from the edge of the recording material, and the recess has any one of claims 1 to 4. An ink absorbing material is mounted on the recording apparatus. The recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the platen according to claim 6 or 7 is provided in the recording apparatus. In a liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid onto a liquid ejecting material; and a platen that is provided with a predetermined gap facing the liquid ejecting head and supports the liquid ejecting material.
The platen is provided with a recess for collecting the liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting head and thrown away from the edge of the liquid ejecting material. A liquid absorbent that guides the waste liquid to the waste liquid collecting means in the subsequent stage is mounted. The liquid absorbent is formed with an air wall so that the concave portion of the platen is substantially partitioned into a plurality of partitioned areas, and liquid recovery guidance is performed for each partitioned area. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a liquid guide slit that forms a path.

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