Patent attributes
An ink jet recording apparatus for effecting recording on a recording material by ejecting ink from an array of ejection outlets provided in an ejection side surface of a recording head, includes a cleaning mechanism, including an absorbing member for absorbing and removing the ink deposited on the ejection side surface, for cleaning the ejection side surface by moving the absorbing member in contact with the ejection side surface in a direction in which the array of the ejection outlets extends; wherein the absorbing member comprises a plurality of absorbing materials having average pore sizes different from each other and contacted with each, and an absorbing material having a larger average pore size is contacted to the ejection outlet to absorb the ink.
