US Patent 7364260 Inkjet printer

Included are a recording medium feeder which feeds a recording medium, a printer which carries out a printing for the fed recording medium by ink discharged from a nozzle surface formed on a print head, and a cleaner (50) which cleans the nozzle surface, wherein the cleaner (50) includes a wiper blade unit (70) which wipes the nozzle surface with a wiper blade (75), and a roller wiper unit (60) which absorbs ink on the nozzle surface by ink absorbers (61b, 62b). The cleaner (50) enables to clean the nozzle surface sufficiently, whereby a good print quality can be maintained.