Patent ID: 9724924
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B05B,B41J

Claim:
1. A wiping mechanism comprising: a wiping member which has one surface that comes into contact with a nozzle surface with a nozzle through which liquid droplets are jetted, and has a plurality of voids that form capillaries from the one surface side to the other surface side, the voids being greater in size on the other surface side than on the one surface side; and a moving mechanism which moves the wiping member relative to the nozzle surface, wherein the wiping member is formed by weaving yarn bundles configured by binding yarns, the yarn bundles on the other surface side are bound together more densely than the yarn bundles on the one surface side, and the voids between the yarn bundles are greater in size on the other surface side than on the one surface side.