A recovery mechanism for an ink jet apparatus having a cap for capping the discharge ports of the ink jet head comprises means for cleaning the surface of the cap on the head side. This surface of the cap is cleaned to remove dust particles, paper fluffs and others adhering thereto before capping the...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5608432?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5608432 - Ink jet apparatus and recovery mechanism therefor
