PRINT HEAD WIPER, INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH THE SAME, AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF THE INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A print head wiper is provided to evaporate wiped and spitted ink by using a cleaning roller to evaporate the ink to heat. A print head wiper includes a first gear(51), a second gear(53), a cleaning roller(55), and a connection arm(60). The cleaning roller is idled with respect to the first gear by the friction between the first gear and the connection arm and is raised until the cleaning roller reaches a nozzle surface if the first gear is rotated. The nozzle surface is wiped by rotating the second roller and the cleaning roller with the rotational force of the first gear.