Patent ID: 8714700

Claim:
An inkjet printer, comprising: an inkjet head configured to move between a printing position and a maintenance position; an ink tank below the printing position and connected to the inkjet head; a cap configured to seal an ink nozzle face of the inkjet head when the inkjet head is set to the maintenance position; a cap moving mechanism configured to move the cap; and a moisture supply mechanism configured to supply a moisture to an internal space of the cap, wherein the moisture supply mechanism includes a moisture discharge head, different from the inkjet head, with a fluid nozzle face in which a fluid nozzle for discharging the moisture is formed, the moisture discharge head being configured to move between the maintenance position and a maintenance standby position that is different from the printing position, a valve disposed in a moisture supply path connecting a moisture tank with the fluid nozzle, and a valve operating mechanism configured to hold the valve closed when the fluid nozzle face is not covered by the cap and open the valve when the fluid nozzle face is sealed by the cap, the cap moving mechanism is configured to move the cap between a capping position sealing the ink nozzle face of the inkjet head set to the maintenance position or the fluid nozzle face of the moisture discharge head set to the maintenance position and a capping standby position removed from the capping position, and the valve operating mechanism is configured to hold the valve closed when the cap is at the capping standby position and open the valve when the cap is at the capping position.