Patent ID: 9272519
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid consuming apparatus configured to discharge liquid onto a medium, comprising: a tank including a first liquid storage chamber and a second liquid storage chamber which are configured to store the liquid; and a liquid consuming unit configured to consume the liquid stored in the first liquid storage chamber and the second liquid storage chamber, wherein the tank includes: a first inlet configured to allow the liquid flow into the first liquid storage chamber; a first atmosphere communication channel configured to make the first liquid storage chamber communicate with an atmosphere; a first liquid outflow channel connected to the first liquid storage chamber at a first position, and configured to make the liquid outflow from the first liquid storage chamber; a first return channel connected to the first liquid outflow channel at a second position which is different from the first position, and connected to the first liquid storage chamber at a third position which is shifted in an up-down direction from the first position; a second inlet configured to allow the liquid flow into the second liquid storage chamber; a second atmosphere communication channel configured to make the second liquid storage chamber communicate with the atmosphere; a second liquid outflow channel connected to the second liquid storage chamber at a fourth position, and configured to make the liquid outflow from the second liquid storage chamber; and a second return channel connected to the second liquid outflow channel at a fifth position which is different from the fourth position, and connected to the second liquid storage chamber at a sixth position which is shifted in the up-down direction from the fourth position, and a volume of the first liquid outflow channel from the first position up to the second position is different from a volume of the second liquid outflow channel from the fourth position up to the fifth position.