Patent ID: 8197026

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a recording head including a nozzle formation surface, the nozzle formation surface including a plurality of nozzles formed thereon for discharging ink to record an image on a recording medium conveyed to a position opposing the nozzle formation surface; a wiper blade configured to contact the nozzle formation surface to wipe the nozzle formation surface; an introducing portion formed on a side surface of the recording head intersecting the nozzle formation surface, the introducing portion configured to introduce ink attached to the wiper blade or the nozzle formation surface to the side surface to hold the introduced ink at the side surface, wherein the recording head is moved in a main scan direction with respect to the wiper blade, wherein the side surface is in parallel to the main scan direction, and wherein the introducing portion comprises a groove extending in a direction separating from the nozzle formation surface from a position of the side surface spaced apart by a specific interval from the nozzle formation surface.