Ink-jet recording apparatus capable of moving supply member for supplying cleaning liquid to blade upstream or downstream in forward direction of wiping action according to position of ink-jet head

An ink-jet recording apparatus comprising:

• an ink-jet head comprising a nozzle plate;
• a head lift that moves the ink-jet head up and down;
• a blade that performs a wiping action along a nozzle surface of the nozzle plate;
• a supply member that is provided upstream of the nozzle plate in a forward direction of the wiping action and supplies a cleaning liquid to the blade upon contact with a top edge of the blade;
• a link member that supports the supply member and rocks about a shaft provided below the supply member;
• a biasing member that biases the link member upstream in the forward direction;
• and
• a pressing portion that is provided in conjunction with the ink-jet head and faces a top surface of the supply member,
• wherein while the ink-jet head is moved up, the supply member is kept away from the nozzle plate upstream in the forward direction, and
• when the ink-jet head moves down, the pressing portion presses down the supply member against a biasing force of the biasing member and, thus, the supply member moves downstream in the forward direction.