US Patent 7766450 Ink jet recording apparatus

An ink jet recording apparatus that includes: a recording head that discharges an ink from a plurality of nozzles constituting a nozzle train to a recording medium; a cap that covers a nozzle surface of the recording head with a hollow cap member; and a wiper that wipes the nozzle surface of the recording head with a wiper member by a relative movement of the wiper member with respect to the recording head, wherein at least one of the wiper member and the nozzle surface comprises a removing portion that removes a foreign matter from the nozzle surface.