Patent ID: 7901061

Claim:
A liquid discharge device, comprising: a casing comprising a space for housing a main tank; a carriage configured to move; a discharge head arranged on the carriage; a sub tank arranged on the carriage, the sub tank communicating with the discharge head; a supply nozzle to be communicated with the main tank; and a moving device configured to move the supply nozzle with respect to the carriage at a first timing at which an ink is to be replenished to the sub tank from the main tank, such that the supply nozzle pierces through a first position of the sub tank and is inserted into the sub tank; wherein the moving device is configured to further move the supply nozzle with respect to the carriage at a second timing after the first timing, at which the ink is to be replenished again to the sub tank from the main tank, such that the same supply nozzle that has pierced through the first position at the first timing pierces through a second position of the sub tank and is inserted into the sub tank; and wherein the second position is a different position from the first position.