Patent ID: 6929358
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording heads having nozzles, said plurality of recording heads being provided to a carriage and being operable to eject a plurality of colored inks from said nozzles; a plurality of ink tanks operable to pool the plurality of colored inks, respectively, said plurality of ink tanks being located separate from said plurality of recording heads; and a plurality of ink supply passages adapted to supply the plurality of colored inks to said plurality of recording heads from said plurality of ink tanks, wherein at least one ink supply passage of said plurality of ink supply passages for a predetermined colored ink is operable to supply the predetermined colored ink to one recording head of said plurality of recording heads in a greater amount per unit time than other ink supply passages of said plurality of ink supply passages supply other colored inks to a remainder of said plurality of recording heads, and during printing, the predetermined colored ink is ejected from said one recording head in a greater amount per unit time than the other colored inks from said remainder of said plurality of recording heads.