Ink jet recording apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshihumi Hattori, Koji Terasawa, Yukio Kasugayama
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Abstract
An ink jet type recording apparatus is disclosed which comprises a carriage slide movable along a shaft, a recording head for jetting recording liquid in response to an electric signal, a subsidiary container for supplying the recording liquid to the recording head and a main container connected with the subsidiary container through a flexible supply line. The subsidiary container and recording head are mounted on the carriage. Supply of the recording liquid to the subsidiary container from the main container is carried out making use of the space under the shaft along which the carriage is slide moved.
Claims7
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
- a printer unit including a recording head for jetting a recording liquid in response to an electrical signal, a subsidiary container for supplying the recording liquid to said recording head and a reciprocally movable carriage carrying thereon said recording head and said subsidiary container;
- supporting means for supporting said printer unit in said recording apparatus;
- a flexible supply line having one end connected to said subsidiary container and having the other end connected to a tank connection part fixed to said recording apparatus, said supply line being swingably movable with respect to the reciprocal movement of said carriage to produce a pressure which acts to supply recording liquid to said subsidiary container;
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- a flat shaped main container for holding recording liquid is removably connected to the tank connection part, wherein when said main container is in its connected state it is disposed under said supporting means.
An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
- a printer unit including a recording head for jetting a recording liquid toward a platen holding a paper in response to an electrical signal;
- a subsidiary container for supplying the recording liquid to said recording head;
- and a reciprocally movable carriage carrying thereon said recording head and subsidiary container;
- supporting means for supporting said printer unit in said recording apparatus;
- a connection part fixed to said recording apparatus;
- a flexible supply line having one end connected to said subsidiary container and the other end connected to one end of said connection part, said supply line being swingably movable with respect to the reciprocating movement of said carriage to produce a pressure which acts to supply recording liquid to said subsidiary container;
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- a flat shaped main container for holding recording liquid removably connected to the other end of said connection part, wherein said main container is in its connected state it is disposed under said supporting means, and when it detaches it detaches in a direction defined as from said recording head to said platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.