Patent ID: 8020963
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A wiping unit having a wiping blade for performing wiping cleaning with respect to a recording head of an inkjet printer, comprising: a first cleaning portion for cleaning the wiping blade after performing the wiping cleaning; a second cleaning portion for performing secondary cleaning of the wiping blade after passing through the first cleaning portion; and a transport mechanism for allowing the wiping blade to reciprocate between the recording head, and the first cleaning portion and the second cleaning portion, wherein the first cleaning portion and the second cleaning portion each include: a cleaning tank which is filled with a detergent and in which the wiping blade is soaked in the detergent; and a blade wiping portion having a blade wiping member containing the detergent, for wiping a surface on the wiping blade having passed through the cleaning tank.