| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that it is difficult to rapidly perform the preparatory ejection of a liquid jet head or a printing medium or a feed belt is stained in a full line type image forming apparatus. SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus having a head bracket 12 to which an ink jet head 1 having jet orifices is attached and ejecting ink from the jet orifices of the ink jet head 11 to form an image on a printing medium is equipped with an ink receiving member 33 for receiving the ink preparatorily ejected from the jet orifices in order to keep the ejection state of ink from the jet orifices well and a feed belt 18 for moving the ink receiving member 33 to the ink receiving position opposed to the jet orifices of the ink jet head 11 present at a position ejecting ink to the printing medium 17 and a retracted position avoiding the interference with the printing medium 17 fed to the ink receiving position. |
