Patent ID: 7213904

Claim:
A discharge recovery device for use with an ink-jet recording head discharging ink from a discharging surface, comprising: a wiper configured to wipe ink from the discharging surface; a wiper-driving unit operable to move the wiper in at least first and second directions along the discharging surface; a pivotable wiper cleaner configured to remove ink adhering to the wiper, wherein the wiper cleaner is pivotable between a cleaning position in which the wiper cleaner contacts the wiper as the wiper-driving unit moves the wiper in the first direction, and a retracted position in which the wiper cleaner is retracted out of contact with the wiper as the wiper-driving unit moves the wiper in the second direction; and a retracting device operable to pivot the wiper-cleaner to the retracted position, the retracting device including: an elastic arm attached to the wiper cleaner; and an engaging portion provided on the wiper driving unit, the engaging portion having a forward engaging surface and a rear engaging face, wherein as the wiper driving unit moves the wiper in the first direction, the elastic arm bends around the forward engaging surface of the engaging portion, and as the wiper driving unit moves the wiper in the second direction, the elastic arm contacts the rear engaging face of the engaging portion to pivot the wiper cleaner to the retracted position.