INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit any unnecessary wiping action from executing in a configuration for executing a wiping action by moving a carriage.SOLUTION: An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a latch member arranged on the wiper holder that moves between a latch position where the wiper holder is held at a wiping position and a release position where the wiper holder is released; an engagement unit that, when the carriage moves from a recording area to a first position, engages with the latch member that has moved to the latch position; and a latch release member that moves the latch member from the latch position to the release position when the carriage moves from the recording area to a second position beyond the first position.