Patent ID: 6663233
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An inkjet printing apparatus for performing printing on a printing medium by using a printing head for ejecting ink, comprising:a first ink tank serving as a source of the ink; a second ink tank which can be charged with the ink from said first ink tank and which supplies the ink to said printing head during printing; and ink transport means for charging said second ink tank with the ink from said first ink tank, wherein in relation to the direction of gravity in an orientation upon using said printing apparatus, a port of a channel located at a side of said second ink tank for supplying the ink from said first ink tank to said second ink tank is arranged relatively high position and an ink outlet port for supplying the ink from said second ink tank to said printing head is arranged relatively low position respectively, and a port of said channel located at a side of said first ink tank is arranged to position at the bottom of said first ink tank.