摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink jet recording apparatus and a cleaning method for a conveyance belt, capable of cleaning the conveyance belt, while preventing an enlargement of the apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The ink jet recording apparatus causes a recording head 1, which has an emission port for emitting ink, to scan a recording medium conveyed by the endless conveyance belt 6, and performs recording on the recording medium. The ink jet recording apparatus comprises: a conveying mechanism configured to drive the conveyance belt 6; a belt-like cleaning web 11 configured to clean the conveyance belt 6 in contact with the surface of the conveyance belt 6; and a cleaning mechanism configured to drive the cleaning web 11. In addition, the cleaning web 11 is movable in the same direction as or the opposite direction to the direction in which the conveyance belt 6 is driven, and is also movable in the width direction of the conveyance belt. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |