Patent ID: 7841690
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a recording head having a plurality of nozzles which eject ink; and a capping unit which seals a nozzle forming face of the recording head and sucks the ink from the nozzles, wherein the capping unit includes: wherein the cap member includes: wherein each of the housing recesses has a bottom face for receiving a corresponding one of the cap chips, and an engagement recess recessed from the bottom face in a direction away from a top end of the partitioning rib, the partitioning rib extends to a bottom of the engagement recess of each of the housing recesses, and each of the cap chips includes an engagement projection which is fitted in a corresponding one of the engagement recesses such that the engagement projection abuts against a corresponding one of opposite side faces of the partitioning rib.