Patent ID: 7399070
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An ink jet printer, comprising: a stationary frame; a tank supporter which is provided in the stationary frame and which supports at least one ink storing tank storing at least one sort of ink; a recording head which records an image on a recording medium by ejecting at least one droplet of said at least one sort of ink, and which has at least one ink flow inlet; at least one ink delivering tank which delivers said at least one sort of ink and has at least one ink flow outlet; at least one ink supply tube which is provided between the tank supporter and said at least one ink delivering tank and through which said at least one sort of ink is supplied from said at least one ink storing tank to the recording head via said at least one ink delivering tank, wherein said at least one ink delivering tank provides at least a portion of at least one ink delivering channel connecting between said at least one ink supply tube and the recording head; a head holder which includes a holder main portion holding the recording head and said at least one ink delivering tank, and which is movable horizontally relative to the stationary frame so that the recording head records the image on the recording medium; and an ink-contact preventing portion which prevents the ink that leaks from said at least one ink delivering channel, from contacting the recording head, wherein the ink-contact preventing portion comprises at least one tube connection portion to which said at least one ink supply tube is connected and which communicates with said at least one ink delivering tank and is located, in a horizontal direction, outside the recording head held by the holder main portion of the head holder.