Patent ID: 8333464

Claim:
A liquid application apparatus comprising: an application member which applies a first liquid to a recording medium; and a liquid holding member which abuts against the application member so as to form a liquid holding space in which the first liquid is held in such a manner that the first liquid held in the liquid holding space is applied to the recording medium via the application member by rotating the application member, wherein: a supply port for supplying the first liquid in the liquid holding space and a first recovery port for recovering the first liquid from the liquid holding space are provided in the liquid holding member; the first recovery port is arranged above the supply port in terms of vertical direction; a bubble trap part is provided in the liquid holding space so as to extend above a contact surface between the application member and the liquid holding space in terms of the vertical direction; and the first recovery port is connected to the bubble trap part at an uppermost part of the bubble trap part in terms of the vertical direction.