Ink-jet printing apparatus and recovery processing method of ejection port

摘要

An ink-jet printing apparatus, a cap and an ejection recovery method can satisfactorily perform recovery process for respective of ejection openings having different ink flow resistance and permit down-sizing. The ink-jet printing apparatus includes a printing head having a plurality of ejection openings and covering cap on the ejection opening face where a plurality of ejection openings of the printing head, and recovery means sucking ink in the ejection openings covered by the cap. The ink-jet printing apparatus also includes a sealing member for sealing predetermined ejection openings as a part of a plurality of ejection openings provided within the cap.