Patent ID: 7380927
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid jet recording apparatus comprising: a liquid jet head including: a liquid reserve tank and a sub-tank configured to reserve the liquid to be supplied to the liquid jet head; a first liquid supply path that leads from the liquid reserve tank to the liquid indraft orifice provided on the base substrate via a pump; a second liquid supply path that leads from the liquid outflow orifice provided on the base substrate to the sub-tank; a third liquid supply path that leads from the sub-tank to the liquid indraft orifice provided on the head liquid chamber of the liquid jet head; a fourth liquid supply path that leads from the liquid outflow orifice provided on the head liquid chamber of the liquid jet head to one of the liquid reserve tank and the sub-tank; and a fifth liquid supply path that leads from the sub-tank to the liquid reserve tank and that is configured to return the liquid from the sub-tank to the liquid reserve tank when a predetermined amount or more of the liquid is supplied from the liquid reserve tank to the sub-tank via the pump.