Patent ID: 7614721

Claim:
A wiper device of a liquid ejection apparatus, the liquid ejection apparatus including a liquid ejection head, the liquid ejection head having a nozzle opening surface in which a nozzle defines an opening for ejecting a liquid, the wiper device comprising: a wiper member that wipes the nozzle opening surface for removing the liquid adhered to the nozzle opening surface, the wiper member having a distal end capable of contacting the nozzle opening surface for wiping the nozzle opening surface; a cleaner having a distal sliding portion that contacts the wiper member in a slidable manner, the distal sliding portion scraping off the liquid adhered to the wiper member and the cleaner guiding the liquid downward, the distal sliding portion always remaining in direct contact with a portion of the wiper member other than the distal end, which portion of the wiper member never contacts the nozzle opening surface; and an absorbing member arranged below the cleaner such that the absorbing member contacts the cleaner, the absorbing member absorbing the liquid guided by the cleaner.