Patent ID: 8740347

Claim:
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a head including a nozzle surface having a plurality of liquid discharge holes formed thereon, the nozzle surface being directed downward; a liquid receiving part including a liquid receiving surface, the liquid receiving surface being directed upward to oppose the nozzle surface and configured to receive liquid discharged from the liquid discharge holes; a base; a first blade attached to the base with a tip end thereof being directed upward to wipe the nozzle surface; a second blade attached to the base with a tip end thereof being directed downward to wipe the liquid receiving surface; and a moving mechanism configured to move the base in a predetermined advancing direction between the head and the liquid receiving part, wherein the base is provided with a prevention structure configured to prevent liquid wiped off by the first blade from flowing to the second blade, and wherein the prevention structure includes: a liquid receiving space formed in the base and having an opening part which is opened upward; and a through-hole penetrating the base from a bottom part of the liquid receiving space to a lower surface of the base, and through which liquid received in the liquid receiving space is dropped.