Ink jet recording apparatus

摘要

An ink jet recording apparatus having a capping unit (9) is provided the capping unit (9) comprising:
a slider (56) biased by one of a recording head (5) and a carriage (1) carrying the recording head (5) to follow a carriage movement over a base table while vertically moving in coincidence with said carriage movement;a holder (63) supported by said slider (56) and urged toward said recording head (5) by springs (70) positioned to an outside of a sealing region of said recording head (5); anda cap (80) for sealing a nozzle surface of said recording head (5), said cap (80) being accommodated in said holder (63) and fabricated from an elastic material.