An ink jet printing apparatus including a cap for capping ink orifices provided on a head face of an ink jet print head, an in-cap absorbing body disposed in the cap, the in-cap absorbing body not contacting the head face during capping by the cap, and a suction means for sucking ink from the ink orifices...http://www.google.de/patents/US6550890?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6550890 - Ink jet printing apparatus
