Patent ID: 8931868
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording apparatus, comprising: a first discharge port array in which discharge ports of a plurality of nozzles which discharge an ink composition containing an inorganic pigment are disposed side by side; a second discharge port array in which discharge ports of a plurality of nozzles which discharge an ink composition containing a coloring material other than the inorganic pigment are disposed side by side; a nozzle plate having the first discharge port array and the second discharge port array; a liquid repellent film provided on the nozzle plate; a wiping member which wipes the surface of the nozzle plate and have absorbability of the ink composition; and a moving mechanism which varies a relative position of the nozzle plate and the wiping member, in a series of operations in which a surface of the nozzle plate is wiped by the wiping member, the second discharge port array being wiped in priority to the first discharge port array.