| 摘要 |
An ink jet recording apparatus which performs recovery process for recording device by a recovery system having capping device being closely in contact with or parting from recording device installed on a head installation unit for recording by discharging ink to a recording medium. For this recording apparatus, the cap of the recovery system is made controllable so that the cap can be at a first position where it is in close contact with the recording head, and at a second position where the recording sheet is made conveyable. Then, when recording data is transferred, the cap and a movable platen is allowed to shift from the first position to the second position so as to make recording possible. When the recording operation terminates, the cap and the movable platen shifts from the second position to the first position so as to enable it to return to the capping status. With the structure thus arranged, it becomes possible to reduce the dimension of the apparatus main body in the carriage traveling direction by the widthwise dimension of a recovery system irrespective of the size of the recovery system without inviting any increase of a load given to the carriage motor.
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