Patent ID: 8087764

Claim:
A printing apparatus to form an image on a recording medium, comprising: a first recording head, which is movable in a main scanning direction of the printing apparatus and ejects a specific-colored ink onto the recording medium; a first ink cartridge to store the specific-colored ink; a first ink conveyer, which connects the first recording head and the first ink cartridge to convey the specific-colored ink from the first ink cartridge to the first recording head; a first conveyer retainer, which is movable along with the first recording head and holds the first ink conveyer to extend there-along; a second recording head, which is movable in the main scanning direction of the printing apparatus and ejects other colored ink in a color other than the specific color onto the recording medium; a second ink cartridge to store the other colored ink; a second ink conveyer, which connects the second recording head and the second ink cartridge to convey the other colored ink from the second ink cartridge to the second recording head; and a second conveyer retainer, which holds the second ink conveyer to extend there-along; wherein: the first conveyer retainer is arranged in a position higher than a connecting portion of the first ink conveyer with the first recording head and lower than the second conveyer retainer; and the first conveyer retainer holds the first ink conveyer in a vertical range between a top level of the first conveyer retainer and a bottom level of the first ink cartridge.