Patent ID: 9662887
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A printing device comprising: a print head having an ejection opening surface on which a plurality of ejection openings that eject ink are formed; a wiper that performs a wiping operation to wipe the ejection opening surface; a holding member that holds a fluid to be transferred to the wiper before the wiping operation is performed; a transfer member that transfers the fluid to the wiper; a connecting member connectable to the holding member and the transfer member; and a switching unit configured to switch between a communicating state in which the holding member and the transfer member are in fluid communication with each other by moving the connecting member to a connecting position where the connecting member is connected to the holding member and the transfer member, and a non-communicating state in which the holding member and the transfer member are not in fluid communication with each other by moving the connecting member from the connecting position.