Liquid jet apparatus and recovery apparatus

A liquid jet apparatus and a recovery apparatus for use in such a liquid jet apparatus. The liquid jet apparatus includes a recording head for discharging a recording liquid from a nozzle, a cap for capping the nozzle of the recording head, suction device for sucking the recording liquid from the nozzle, when the nozzle is capped, and a drive source used specially for driving the cap and the suction device. The cap is capped by driving the drive source in one direction, while the suction means performs suction by driving the drive source in the opposite direction. In one embodiment, the liquid jet apparatus includes a plurality of recording heads, in which the suction is performed in a one-time suction mode where all of the plurality of recording heads are capped to perform suction by the suction device, a separate suction mode where each of the recording heads is separately capped to perform suction by the suction device, and an idle suction mode where all of the plurality of recording heads are uncapped to perform suction by the suction device.