Patent ID: 7001009

Claim:
A recording apparatus which performs recording by ejecting ink toward a recording medium, the apparatus comprising: a first nozzle group and a second nozzle group which are formed in a nozzle surface so as to be adjacent to each other with a boundary area interposed therebetween, from which are respectively ejected a first ink and a second ink, and each of which consists of a plurality of nozzles; and, a wiping device including a first wiping member and a second wiping member which move along the boundary area while being held in abutting contact with the nozzle surface so as to respectively wipe the first ink and the second ink adhering to the nozzle surface, wherein each of the first wiping member and the second wiping member is inclined relative to a line perpendicular to a moving direction in which the first and second wiping members move, such that one end of each of the first and the second wiping members located within the boundary area is located frontward of the other end thereof remote from the boundary area, in the moving direction.