Ink-jet print head and ink-jet recording apparatus

Abstract

Providing an ink-jet print head and ink-jet recording apparatus capable of preventing the dwell of air bubbles contained in ink and relatively easily removing the air bubbles. In an ink-jet print head 10 comprising a plurality of grooves 22 communicated with nozzle apertures 28; an ink chamber 26 for supplying ink to the individual grooves 22; and an ink reservoir 31 defining a communication portion of a flow path with the ink chamber 26, the flow path intercommunicating ink storage means for storing the ink and the ink chamber 26, the ink reservoir 31 includes at least one of a tapered portion 37 opened progressively wider toward the ink chamber 26 and a throttling portion 38 progressively narrowing the flow path toward the ink chamber 26.

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