Patent ID: 6984018

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a wiper for wiping an ink discharge surface of an ink jet recording head; a cap for covering said ink discharge surface of said ink jet recording head; count means for counting a dot number of ink discharging from said ink jet recording head; measuring means for measuring a waiting time during when the ink discharging from said ink jet recording head is not effected; capping control means for effecting control in such a manner that, if the dot number counted by said count means reaches a second threshold value smaller than a first threshold value or exceeds the second threshold value and if the waiting time measured by said measuring means reaches a first predetermined waiting time or exceeds the first predetermined waiting time, said ink discharge surface of said ink jet recording head is covered by said cap; and wiping control means for effecting control in such a manner that, if the dot number counted by said count means exceeds the first threshold value, said ink discharge surface of said ink jet recording head is wiped by said wiper, and, if the waiting time measured by said measuring means reaches a second predetermined waiting time longer than the first predetermined waiting time or exceeds the second predetermined waiting time during the capping of said capping control means, said ink discharge surface of said ink jet recording head is wiped by said wiper.