Patent ID: 8517503

Claim:
An inkjet printing apparatus, comprising: a wiper for wiping an ejection-orifice formation surface of a printing head in which an ink-ejection orifice is formed; a treatment-fluid holding portion which holds treatment fluid, and which comprises a transferring portion for transferring the treatment fluid to said wiper; detecting means for detecting an ambient temperature in the inkjet printing apparatus; and control means that controls said wiper and the printing head, wherein said control means brings said wiper into contact with the transferring portion without ejecting ink from the printing head to said wiper when the ambient temperature detected by said detecting means is equal to or more than a predetermined temperature, wherein said control means brings said wiper into contact with the transferring portion after ejecting ink from the printing head to said wiper when the ambient temperature is lower than the predetermined temperature, and wherein said control means increases an amount of ink ejected from the printing head to said wiper as the ambient temperature decreases.