Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a conveyance path for conveying a medium;
• a recording head configured to perform recording on the medium in the conveyance path;
• a first roller pair provided upstream of the recording head in the conveyance path and configured to convey the medium;
• a second roller pair provided downstream of the recording head in the conveyance path and configured to convey the medium;
• a cap facing the recording head;
• a suction pump coupled to the cap;
• a motor that is a common driving source for the first roller pair, the second roller pair, and the suction pump;
• a power transmission section configured to set, as a forward rotation direction, a rotation direction of the motor at a time when the medium is conveyed downstream by the first roller pair and the second roller pair and transmit the power of the motor to the suction pump when the motor rotates in a reverse rotation direction opposite to the forward rotation direction;
• and
• a blocking section provided between the first roller pair and the second roller pair in the conveyance path and switched to a blocking state of blocking the conveyance path and an opening state of opening the conveyance path, wherein
• the blocking section takes the opening state when the motor rotates in the forward rotation direction and takes the blocking state when the motor rotates in the reverse rotation direction.