Patent ID: 8308270

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a recording head having a nozzle configured to jet a liquid drop of ink; a cap member configured to be moved between a sealing position where a nozzle surface of the recording head is sealed and an opening position where the nozzle surface is opened; a waste liquid tank movably provided and configured to receive a waste liquid of the ink, the waste liquid being generated by idle-ejecting the liquid drop not contributing to image forming from the recording head, and the waste liquid tank directly receiving the waste liquid of the ink jetted and dropped from the nozzle of the recording head; and a moving part configured to move the waste liquid tank geared to movement of the cap member, wherein a position of the waste liquid tank in a case of idle-ejection being performed from the recording head last time and another position of the waste liquid tank in a case of idle-ejection being performed from the recording head this time are different, and a moving direction of the cap member is parallel to a jetting direction of the ink from the nozzle, and a moving direction of the waste liquid tank is different from the moving direction of the cap member and the jetting direction of the ink from the nozzle.