Ink jet recording apparatus capable of suppressing overflow of ink from an absorber even if the apparatus is arranged at an angle
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYusuke Tanaka
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Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus performs a recording operation by ejecting ink from a recording head. The apparatus includes a first absorber configured to absorb ink, a second absorber disposed apart from the first absorber having a larger ink absorption capacity than the first absorber, and a flow path portion that does not absorb ink. The second absorber has a second lower end portion arranged below a first lower end portion of the first absorber. The flow path portion connects the first lower end portion and a portion of the second absorber below the first lower end portion. As a result, ink is prevented from overflowing from the absorbers, even if an apparatus is arranged at an angle.
Claims1
An ink jet recording apparatus configured to perform recording operation by ejecting ink from a recording head, the ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
- a first absorber configured to absorb ink;
- a second absorber disposed apart from the first absorber and having a larger ink absorption capacity than the first absorber, the second absorber having a second lower end portion arranged below a first lower end portion of the first absorber;
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- a flow path portion that does not absorb ink, the flow path portion connecting the first lower end portion and a portion of the second absorber below the first lower end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.