Waste ink tank and ink jet printer apparatus using the same

摘要

In a waste ink tank provided with a storing part in which waste ink ejected from an ink nozzle is stored, there are provided a waste ink inlet which catches the waste ink ejected from the ink nozzle and leads it to the storing part, and a sweeping mechanism for sweeping the waste ink that stays downward of the waste ink inlet. The sweeping mechanism comprises a scraper that slides, and a slant surface located downward of the waste ink inlet, on which the scraper slides, and an ink absorber for absorbing the waste ink ejected from the ink nozzle is provided on one side of the slide surface.