Recording apparatus having wiping device

A recording apparatus which performs recording by ejecting ink toward a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

• a first nozzle group and a second nozzle group which are formed in a nozzle surface so as to be adjacent to each other with a boundary area interposed therebetween, from which are respectively ejected a first ink and a second ink, and each of which consists of a plurality of nozzles;
• and,
• a wiping device including a first wiping member and a second wiping member which move along the boundary area while being held in abutting contact with the nozzle surface so as to respectively wipe the first ink and the second ink adhering to the nozzle surface,
• wherein at least one of the first wiping member and the second wiping member has an extension part which is formed at one end thereof located within the boundary area and which extends in a moving direction in which the first and second wiping members move.

A recording apparatus which performs recording by ejecting ink toward a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

• a first nozzle group and a second nozzle group which are formed in a nozzle surface so as to be adjacent to each other with a boundary area interposed therebetween, from which are respectively ejected a first ink and a second ink, and each of which consists of a plurality of nozzles;
• and,
• a wiping device including a first wiping member and a second wiping member which move along the boundary area while being held in abutting contact with the nozzle surface so as to respectively wipe the first ink and the second ink adhering to the nozzle surface,
• wherein the wiping device further includes ink-flow restricting means for restricting a flow of the first ink which has been wiped by the first wiping member and a flow of the second ink which has been wiped by the second wiping member, such that the flow of the first ink does not flow toward the second nozzle group beyond one end of the first wiping member located within the boundary area and the flow of the second ink does not flow toward the first nozzle group beyond one end of the second wiping member located within the boundary area.