Patent ID: 8382238

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head including a nozzle face at which a nozzle for discharging ink is formed; an ink tank configured to store ink to be supplied to the recording head; a supply path configured to supply ink from the ink tank to the recording head; a pump provided at a part of the supply path and configured to supply ink from the ink tank to the recording head; a wiping mechanism configured to contact a wiper to the nozzle face, move the wiper and the nozzle face relatively, and execute cleaning of the nozzle face; and a control unit configured to control the pump and the wiping mechanism, wherein the control unit controls the pump and the wiping mechanism in a cleaning operation, so that the following steps are executed, the steps including: a first step of driving the pump to supply ink from the ink tank to the recording head and overflowing ink from the nozzle; a second step of stopping the driving of the pump and blocking the supply path with the pump after the first step; a third step of executing wiping, after the second step, in a condition in which the supply path is blocked by the pump; and a fourth step, after the third step, of stopping the blocking of the supplying path.