Ink-jet recording apparatus

摘要

[Objective] To provide an ink-jet recording apparatus capable of suppressing contamination of a recording medium, efficiently utilizing installation space, and carrying out printing continuously onto both surfaces of the recording medium. [Means for Solution] The present invention is an ink-jet recording apparatus (100) capable of carrying out printing continuously onto both surfaces of a recording medium (1), the ink-jet recording apparatus (100) having: a first unit (10a) having a first ink-jet recording head (2a) for carrying out printing onto a first surface (1a) of the recording medium (1) and having a first drying drum (3a) positioned below the first ink-jet recording head (2a) and heating and drying the recording medium (1) after the printing; and a second unit (10b) having a second ink-jet recording head (2b) for carrying out printing onto a second surface (1b) of the recording medium (1) and having a second drying drum (3b) positioned below the second ink-jet recording head (2b) and heating and drying the recording medium (1) after the printing; wherein the first unit (10a) and the second unit (10b) are adjacent to each other; in the first unit (10a), the first surface (1a) is subjected to the printing when the recording medium (1) travels from the second unit (10b) side toward an opposite side; in the second unit (10b), the second surface (1b) is subjected to the printing when the recording medium (1) travels from the first unit (10a) side toward an opposite side; and the recording medium (1) can continuously travel in the first unit (10a) and the second unit (10b).