Patent ID: 7690753
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus which records an image on a recording medium with an ink, the recording apparatus comprising: an ink cartridge which is detachably fixed to the recording apparatus and stores the ink; a recording head which records the image by jetting the ink stored in the ink cartridge onto the recording medium; an ink tank which stores the ink supplied from the ink cartridge and which supplies the ink to the recording head; an air discharge mechanism which discharges air accumulated in the ink tank; a controller which controls the air discharge mechanism to discharge the air accumulated in the ink tank at a predetermined time interval; and a counter which counts attachment-detachment number of times of the ink cartridge performed after the air discharge mechanism previously discharged the air accumulated in the ink tank, wherein if the attachment-detachment number of times counted by the counter is not less than a predetermined value in the predetermined time interval, the controller controls the air discharge mechanism to discharge the air accumulated in the ink tank.