Patent ID: 9022505
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus in which a pigment ink supplier for supplying a black pigment ink and a color ink supplier for supplying a color ink can be separately mounted, the printing apparatus comprising: a head that has a black ink nozzle array, in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting the black pigment ink is arranged, and a color ink nozzle array in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting the color ink is arranged; a pigment ink supply section that supplies the black pigment ink, which is supplied from the pigment ink supplier, to the black ink nozzle array; and a color ink supply section that supplies the color ink, which is supplied from the color ink supplier, to the color ink nozzle array, wherein a supply capability, defined as the volume of ink supply over a unit of time, of the pigment ink supply section is higher than a supply capability of the color ink supply section.