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An ink jet recording apparatus for recording by discharging ink from recording means comprises: a cap for covering a discharge port surface of the recording means; suction means for sucking ink from the discharge ports; and ink flow paths connecting the suction port arranged for the cap to the suction means, in which after sucking ink from the discharge ports by the suction means, there is made apart the opposite side of the cap to the side where the suction port is arranged, and when the cap and the recording means are set apart, the cap is horizontally postured or in a posture having the side of the suction port arranged therefor made lower than horizontal. With the structure thus arranged, it becomes possible to suck and remove ink remaining in the cap and others efficiently when the cap is made apart and the idle suction is performed inside the cap after the suction recovery process or the like for the maintenance of stable ink discharge performance at all the time.
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