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A discharge restoring device for a ink jet recording apparatus, comprising a cap member (11) for covering a plurality of discharge openings (4) for discharging ink, and a suction means (P) for sucking the ink and/or air from the plurality of discharge openings through the cap member, wherein a main communication port (12) communicating the suction means with the interior of the cap member is provided at an upper portion of the cap member. Further, an ink jet recording apparatus comprising a recording head having a plurality of discharge openings provided along an up-and-down direction for discharging ink, a cap member for covering the plurality of discharge openings, a suction means for sucking the ink and/or air from the plurality of discharge openings through the cap member, moving means for moving the cap member in a position where the cap member covers the plurality of discharge openings, and drive means for driving the suction means after the plurality of discharge openings are covered by the cap member by means of the shifting means, wherein a main communication port communicating the suction means with the interior of the cap member is provided at an upper portion of the cap member and the ink and/or air are sucked through the main communication port by the suction means.
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