Patent ID: 7472982

Claim:
An ink removal device for an inkjet printer with a cartridge carrier and a print head, comprising: a base; a wiper holder movably disposed on the base and comprising a wiper disposed thereon to remove residual ink from the print head; a rotating member disposed on the base, comprising a first retardant portion and a second retardant portion; and a scraper rotatably disposed on the rotating member and rotating between a first position when abutting the first retardant portion and a second position when abutting the second retardant portion, to remove residual ink from the wiper, wherein when the scraper located at the second position and without receiving non-gravity force, the scraper moves away from the second position and toward the first position solely by the weight of the scraper, and the wiper moves relative to the scraper by means of the wiper holder sliding on the base.