Patent ID: 8801144

Claim:
An inkjet recording device, comprising: a recording head comprising a nozzle face on which an ink-inject nozzle is formed; a cleaning unit comprising a wiper case and a wiper, the wiper case having a wiper accommodation portion and a wiper opening, the wiper configured to be accommodated in the wiper accommodation portion, protrude out of the wiper accommodation portion via the wiper opening and move relatively to the recording head to clean the recording head; and a wiper cap shutting the wiper opening of the wiper case, wherein the wiper cap is configured to move upward and downward in a vertical direction with respect to the wiper case, wherein the wiper cap shuts the wiper opening while the cleaning unit is not cleaning the recording head, wherein the cleaning unit includes a bias member that biases the wiper to pivot toward the wiper opening, wherein the wiper cap includes a protrusion portion attached to a bottom of the wiper cap and a depression slope is located on the protrusion portion, wherein the depression slope slants toward a plane orthogonal to a direction associated with the wiper cap approaching the wiper opening and depresses the wiper while the wiper cap is shutting the wiper opening, wherein the wiper is configured to come into contact with and be movable with respect to the depression slope, and wherein the wiper is configured to pivot in a direction away from the wiper opening in opposition to a force applied by the bias member while the wiper is depressed by the depression slope of the wiper cap, when the wiper cap is shutting the wiper opening.