Tintenstrahlaufzeichnungsgerät

An ink jet recording apparatus using an ink jet head unit (201) which discharges from the discharging ports the ink supplied from an ink container for recording on a recording medium comprises an ink exhaust mechanism to receive ink discharged from the ink discharging ports and exhaust it to an exhaust ink retaining member (224); an ink measurement unit to measure the amount of ink to be stored in the exhaust ink retaining member (224); and a control unit for correction to correct the measured value of the amount of ink to be stored measured by said ink measurement unit. With the structure as arranged above, it is possible to measure the amount of exhausted ink to be stored in the exhaust ink retaining member (224) exactly, and execute an optimal process in accordance with the amount of stored ink, including the prevention of any ink leakage in order to minimize the possibility of occurrence of damage to the apparatus due to ink leakage into the appratus.