Ink-jet recording device.

摘要

An ink-jet recording device comprises a capping device (10) and cleaning device (15) which are very compact. The capping device (10) is disposed out of a printing area and, when pushed by a recording head (3) or a carriage (1) carrying the recording head, can be moved between a non-capping position and a capping position. The cleaning device (15) is swingably mounted to the capping device (10) by means of shafts (16) and is movable between a non-cleaning position and a cleaning position in accordance with the movement of the recording head. A suction pump (20) which supplies a negative pressure to the capping device (10) sucks out ink within a cap member (12) into a waste ink tank (22). In the ink-jet recording device, the capping device (10) and cleaning device (15) can be selectively moved to and from a recording head moving path only by device of the movement of the carriage (3). <IMAGE>