Patent ID: 7686418

Claim:
An inkjet image forming apparatus comprising: an inkjet head having a nozzle unit having a length in a main scanning direction corresponding to a width of a printing medium; and a capping unit to move to a capping position to cap the nozzle unit and an uncapping position for a printing, wherein the capping unit comprises: a cap member having a spitting hole and covering the nozzle unit; an absorbing member to absorb an ink passing through the spitting hole; and a support member disposed at a position where the cap member and the absorbing member are installed, the support member receiving the ink spitted the nozzle unit comprises a plurality of head chips each having a plurality of nozzles, and the spitting hole of the cap member is formed in plural to correspond to the respective head chips, and the cap member comprises an outer wall to enclose the nozzle unit and an inner wall formed along an edge of the respective spitting holes.