Inkjet recording apparatus and method for controlling the same

Abstract

An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a carriage, a wiping unit, and a controller. The recording head has a discharge port face with a plurality of discharge ports to discharge ink. The carriage has the recording head mounted thereon and performs reciprocal scanning. The wiping unit includes a sheet-shaped wiping member to wipe the discharge port face and a conveying unit to convey the wiping member. The controller controls an amount of conveyance of the wiping member by the conveying unit. The controller performs control so that the conveyance amount in a first case, where a time elapsed since a last conveyance operation of the wiping member is greater than or equal to a certain time, becomes greater than the conveyance amount in a second case, where the time elapsed since the last conveyance operation of the wiping member is less than the certain time.

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