Patent ID: 7344223
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink-jet recovery device comprising: a rotation member adapted to rotate on a predetermined rotation shaft; an ink absorbing member that is arranged around the rotation shaft of the rotation member and absorbs ink from a tip of a nozzle member of a recording head in an ink-jet recording apparatus when the ink absorbing member is abutted to the nozzle member, the nozzle member ejecting ink toward a recording medium; a moving unit that brings a part of the ink absorbing member into abutment with the nozzle member; and a rotation unit that rotates the rotation member on the rotation shaft to switch the part of the ink absorbing member to be brought into abutment with the nozzle member by the moving unit; wherein the ink absorbing member includes plurality of ink absorbers separately arranged around the rotation shaft of the rotation member.