Head capping member, head maintenance or recovery device, device for ejecting a liquid drop, and image forming apparatus

摘要

A head capping member (182) for capping an ejection face of a liquid ejecting head which face is provided with a nozzle for ejecting a liquid drop is provided, which includes a contact part (181) which contacts the ejection face of the head and is made of an elastic member and a recess (182) which forms a closed space together with the ejection head when the contact part contacts the ejection head, wherein a flat part (185) is formed around the recess and an absorbing member (186) is provided on the flat part so as to cover the recess.