Patent ID: 7059712

Claim:
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 first ink tanks operable to pool the plurality of colored inks, respectively, said plurality of first ink tanks being provided on the carriage; a plurality of second ink tanks operable to pool the plurality of colored inks, respectively, said plurality of second ink tanks being separate from said plurality of first ink tanks; and a plurality of ink supply passages for supplying the plurality of colored inks to said plurality of first ink tanks from said plurality of second ink tanks, respectively, 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.