| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To prevent defective recording from occurring by ensuring a certain blade intrusion amount at all times by a method wherein a following-up member abutting against the guide way of a recording means or of a carriage is provided at the portion, to which a blade for wiping the discharge port forming surface of the recording means. CONSTITUTION:A cap 51 is provided so as to be opposite to the ink discharge port forming surface of a recording head under the state that a shiftable carriage, on which the recording head is installed, takes its home position in order to forcibly deliver the ink accepted in the cap 51 by the suction force of a pump 53. A blade 59 for wiping the discharge port forming surface of the recording head is provided. The driving of the pump 53 and the movements of both the cap 51 and the blade 59 are performed by a cam device 63. The blade 59 is mounted to a blade lever 535, which is pivotally supported about the axis 519 of the pump 53, so as to abut a blade roller 535A, which is a following-up member mounted rotatably on the lever 535, against the discharge port forming surface of the recording head in order to control blade intrusion amount. |
