Patent ID: 7922282

Claim:
A cap apparatus which covers a nozzle surface, of a liquid jetting head, in which a plurality of nozzles jetting a liquid is formed, the cap apparatus comprising: a cap holder which includes a first recess formed therein, and a first through hole formed in a bottom of the first recess; a cap which is accommodated inside the first recess to seal the nozzle surface, which is formed by an elastic member having a second recess formed therein, and which has a second through hole communicating with the first through hole and formed in a bottom of the second recess; an absorber which is accommodated inside the second recess of the cap to absorb the liquid, and which includes a third through hole communicating with the first through hole and the second through hole and formed to penetrate through a lower surface up to an upper surface of the absorber, the lower surface facing the bottom of the second recess; and a holding member which holds the absorber and the cap and which has a contacting portion which makes a contact with the upper surface of the absorber, a pin which protrudes from the contacting portion, and an engaging portion which is provided on a front end of the pin; wherein the pin is inserted through the second through hole and the third through hole, and the engaging portion is engaged with the first through hole, so that the absorber and the cap are clamped between the contacting portion and the cap holder.