Patent ID: 8870343
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: a recording head having a discharge port surface provided with a first discharge port row group and second discharge port row group, wherein the first discharge port row group includes at least one discharge port row formed by arraying a plurality of discharge ports in a predetermined direction and the second discharge port row group includes at least one discharge port row formed by arraying a plurality of discharge ports in the predetermined direction; a carriage configured to cause the recording head to move reciprocally in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction; a wiping unit including a sheet member for wiping the discharge port surface and a winding device configured to wind the sheet member; and a control unit configured to control the sheet member to wipe the first discharge port row group while the carriage is moving in a first direction, and to wipe the second discharge port row group while the carriage is moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction.