| 摘要 |
In purge processing, ink ejected from a head (2) weeps from a cap unit (22) due to weight of the ink during the movement of a maintenance unit (12) to a retraction position. Then, the ink is absorbed into a primary recovery portion (51) mounted on a movable body (13). When the maintenance unit (12) reaches the retraction position, the primary recovery portion (51) comes into contact with an ink absorber (52a-52d) of the secondary recovery portion (52) so that the ink migrates from the primary recovery portion (51) to the secondary recovery portion (52) due to a capillary phenomenon. Also, when the maintenance unit (12) moves to a maintenance position, the primary recovery portion (51) comes into contact with an ink absorber (52a-52d) of the secondary recovery portion (52) so that the ink migrates from the primary recovery portion to the secondary recovery portion due to a capillary phenomenon. <IMAGE> |
