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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute whole surface recording (blank-free recording) to a recording medium without staining the platen supporting the recording medium at a time of recording and to adapt an ink jet recording apparatus to a recording medium having variafle sizes. SOLUTION: An ink jet recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium 100 by using a recording head 200 having a large number of ink jet orifices has a revolvable platen 116 having a plurality of support pieces arranged at a predetermined interval and a revolving part for revolving the platen 116 and, at a time of the application of recording to the vicinity of the leading end part of fed recording paper, the platen 116 is revolved so as to be hidden behind the recording paper and, at a time of the recording to the region other than the end part of the recording paper, the platen 116 is erected to support the recording paper and, at a time of the recording to the vicinity of the rear end of the recording paper, the platen 116 is revolved counterclockwise to hide the platen 116 behind the recording paper.
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