Patent ID: 8162436

Claim:
A fluid discharging apparatus comprising: a head that has a nozzle, the head being capable of discharging fluid from the nozzle; and a sheet shaped wiping member for wiping a nozzle surface of the head, the wiping member being moved relative to the nozzle surface, such that initially a first portion of the wiping member is in contact with the nozzle surface while a second portion of the wiping member is not in contact with the nozzle surface, and subsequently, the second portion of the wiping member comes in contact with the nozzle surface in order to wipe the nozzle surface, wherein the first and second portions are movable relative to the nozzle surface such that when not contacting the nozzle surface, the first and second portions are located below an upper surface of a platen of the fluid discharge apparatus and such that the first portion is moved so as to be at a higher elevation than the second portion when contacting the nozzle surface.