Patent ID: 7134748
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus constructed to supply ink to a sub-tank adjacent to a recording head from a main-tank, which is provided in the recording apparatus, through a tube and to supply the ink to the recording head from the sub-tank, comprising: an isolating member having a substantially planar section extending substantially between opposing side wall portions of the sub-tank for separating in a horizontal direction an inside of said sub-tank into an inlet-side space connected to said main-tank and an outlet-side space connected to said recording head; and an inflow channel in a region of said isolating member for increasing ink level in the inlet-side space while allowing the ink in the inlet-side space to flow into the outlet-side space, extending between a region adjacent to a bottom of the isolating member and a region adjacent to an upper end of the isolating member: wherein said inflow channel is in the form of a slit. said inflow channel is arranged so that a longitudinal direction thereof lies in an up-down direction, and said inflow channel has a shorter width dimension on a lower side of said sub-tank and a longer width dimension on an upper side.