Patent ID: 7857418

Claim:
A maintenance sheet with a facing surface facing a nozzle formation surface of a liquid ejection head provided in a liquid ejecting apparatus, the sheet comprising: a cap section that is brought into an abutment state with the nozzle formation surface to form a sealed space in cooperation with the nozzle formation surface when the facing surface and the nozzle formation surface have been made to approach each other relatively in a facing position where the facing surface faces the nozzle formation surface, and wherein the cap section is made variable in internal volume in the abutment state; a communication hole that is penetratingly formed so as to allow an inside and an outside of the cap section to communicate with each other; and a valve that opens and closes the communication hole, wherein the valve activates to open with a reduction in the internal volume of the cap section, while the valve activates to close with an increase in the internal volume of the cap section, further comprising a wiper section that wipes the nozzle formation surface when the facing surface and the nozzle formation surface have been moved relative to each other in a direction parallel to the nozzle formation surface in the facing position, wherein a projection is formed at the edge on the facing surface so as to surround the cap section and the wiper section, and the wiper section is formed such that a projection height thereof from the facing surface is smaller than a projection height of the projection from the facing surface.