Patent ID: 8870342
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising: a conveyance device which conveys a recording medium; an inkjet head which has a nozzle surface, in which nozzles are arranged, and which ejects ink droplets from the nozzles towards the recording medium which is conveyed by the conveyance device; and a wiping apparatus which wipes the nozzle surface by moving relatively along the nozzle surface of the inkjet head, wherein the wiping apparatus comprises: a wiping member formed into a circular shape and which is abutted against the nozzle surface; and a rotational drive device which causes the wiping member to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the nozzle surface, wherein the wiping member comprises: a pad formed into a circular disk shape; a replaceable wiping cloth which covers an upper surface of the pad, the pad having a flat circular section, and the nozzle surface is wiped by abutting the flat circular section against the nozzle surface.