Patent ID: 8414104

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head which has an ejection surface provided with ejection ports through which liquid is ejected; and a wiping device configured to move in a wiping direction along the ejection surface and wipe contaminants from the ejection surface, the wiping device comprising: a wiper; a wiper holder configured to hold the wiper; a cam mechanism configured to support the wiper holder and change the height of the wiper holder, such that the wiper is positioned at a contacting height at which the wiper is in contact with the ejection surface when the cam mechanism is moving in the wiping direction, and such that the wiper is positioned at a separation height at which the wiper is not in contact with the ejection surface when the cam mechanism is moving in a retracting direction opposite to the wiping direction; a guide mechanism configured to support the cam mechanism so as to be slidable in the wiping direction; and a moving device configured to move the wiper and the wiper holder together with the cam mechanism by moving the cam mechanism selectively in either the wiping direction or the retracting direction.