| 摘要 |
A cleaning apparatus for a liquid ejection head (20, 232) includes: a long wiping member (32, 312) configured to come in contact with and wipe a liquid ejection face (22, 233) of the head (20, 232); a wiping member conveyance device (50) configured to convey the wiping member (32, 312) in a lengthwise direction of the wiping member (32, 312); an elastic member (42) configured to elastically deform and apply a force to cause the wiping member (32, 312) to be pressed against the liquid ejection face (22, 233) through a pressing member (40) when the wiping member (32, 312) comes in contact and pressed against the liquid ejection face (22, 233); and a slack eliminating member (80, 280) arranged in a front side of the head (20, 232) in a direction of travel of the head (20, 232) with respect to the wiping member (32, 312), the slack eliminating member (80, 280) being configured to eliminate slack (102) in the wiping member (32, 312) caused by elastic deformation of the elastic member (42) when the wiping member (32, 312) comes in contact with the slack eliminating member (80, 280). |
