Patent ID: 7824004

Claim:
A liquid discharging device, comprising: a liquid discharging head configured to discharge a liquid drop, comprising: a plurality of discharge openings arranged to form a row of discharge openings; and a discharge opening surface on which the row of discharge openings is formed; and a maintenance-recovery mechanism configured to maintain and recover a condition of the liquid discharging head, the maintenance-recovery mechanism comprising: a blade configured to wipe the discharge opening surface; a belt configured to carry the blade in a direction of rotation along the row of discharge openings; and a pressing member configured to press an inner circumferential surface of the belt to move a portion of the belt opposing the liquid discharging head toward the liquid discharging head to maintain a substantially constant gap between the blade and the discharge opening surface of the liquid discharging head, the gap having a length in the direction of rotation of the belt not smaller than a length of the row of discharge openings and not greater than a length of the liquid discharging head.