Patent ID: 7665820

Claim:
A liquid ejection apparatus for ejecting liquid to a target, the apparatus comprising: a liquid ejection head including a liquid ejection nozzle; a flushing sheet feeding mechanism for feeding a flushing sheet from a non-flushing position separated from the liquid ejection nozzle to a flushing position facing the liquid ejection nozzle and from the flushing position to the non-flushing position during a flushing operation, wherein the flushing sheet absorbs liquid ejected from the liquid ejection nozzle; and a cleaning mechanism, arranged on a passage for feeding the flushing sheet, for removing the liquid absorbed in the flushing sheet after the flushing sheet is used in the flushing operation, wherein the flushing sheet feeding mechanism includes a feed belt for feeding the target to the position facing the liquid ejection nozzle.