Patent ID: 8348382

Claim:
An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising: an inkjet head that has a nozzle surface including a nozzle forming region provided with a plurality of nozzles; a tray that is capable of being disposed opposite to the nozzle surface and storing ink ejected from the plurality of nozzles; a wiping member that is supported by the tray and capable of coming into contact with the nozzle surface; a first movement mechanism that moves the tray relatively with respect to the inkjet head in a direction substantially parallel to the nozzle surface; a cap member that is capable of being disposed opposite to the nozzle surface to cover the nozzle surface; a second movement mechanism that moves the cap member relatively with respect to the inkjet head in the direction substantially parallel to the nozzle surface; and a controller that controls the first movement mechanism and the second movement mechanism, wherein, in a cap mode where the cap member covers the nozzle surface, the controller controls the second movement mechanism so that the cap member is disposed opposite to the nozzle surface, and in an ejection recovery mode where the ink is ejected from the plurality of nozzles and the ink adhered to the nozzle surface is wiped off by the wiping member, the controller controls the first movement mechanism and the second movement mechanism so that the nozzle surface, the tray and the cap member are arranged, in this order, in an ejection direction in which the ink is ejected from the nozzles.