Patent ID: 8480213
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid containing tank containing a liquid to be supplied to a liquid-jet head, the liquid containing tank comprising: a containing part configured to contain the liquid supplied from an outside; a supply port provided at the bottom of the containing part and configured to supply the liquid from the containing part to the liquid-jet head; a discharge port provided at the bottom of the containing part and configured to lead the liquid discharged from the liquid-jet head to the containing part; a partition wall rising from a bottom surface of the containing part and preventing a flow of the liquid between the containing part and the supply port; and a supply channel separated from the containing part by the partition wall and supplying the liquid from the containing part to the supply port, wherein the liquid containing tank has a recess formed therein and an opening of the recess is closed by a flexible film to form at least a portion of the containing part; the containing part includes a first region and a second region that is formed above the first region; the supply port and the discharge port are provided at the first region; a flow speed of the liquid in the first region is lower than a flow speed of the liquid in the second region; and a side inner surface of the containing part rising from the bottom surface of the containing part slopes upward so that