摘要 |
PURPOSE:To record at high speeds to a large flat recording medium such as a corrugated cardboard or the like. CONSTITUTION:This apparatus is provided with a stage for mounting a corrugated cardboard 26 or the like, a plurality of nozzles 21, 22, ... aligned in parallel with the equal distance to each other along the main scanning direction above the stage. Moreover, there are provided a plurality of inkjet heads 20, 20, ... for jetting ink particles continuously to a recording medium downward, a plurality of charging electrodes 3, 3, ... provided corresponding to respective nozzles 21, 21, ... for controlling the charging amount of ink particles based on a character image signal and a plurality of deflecting electrodes 5a, 5b, ...provided corresponding to the charging electrodes 3, 3, ... for deflecting ink particles to the main scanning direction in accordance with the charging amount, and an ink particle catching means between the deflecting electrodes 5a, 5b, ... and the mounting stage for catching and recovering unnecessary ink particles and the like. |