Patent ID: 8052256

Claim:
A liquid discharge device, comprising: a transferring device that transfers a recording medium along a feeding path, a discharge head capable of moving along a movement path, the movement path disposed above the feeding path, the discharge head comprising a nozzle for discharging liquid toward the recording medium transferred by the transferring device; a tank capable of moving along the movement path with the discharge head, the tank comprising a liquid inlet hole and a liquid outlet hole, the tank capable of storing liquid replenished from the liquid inlet hole, wherein the liquid within the tank is to be supplied to the discharge head via the liquid outlet hole; a liquid replenishment device capable of being connected to and disconnected from the tank, wherein the liquid is supplied to the tank when the liquid replenishment device is in a connected state with the tank; and a member disposed between the feeding path and the movement path along a vertical direction, the member configured to receive liquid falling from the liquid inlet hole of the tank; wherein the liquid inlet hole of the tank opens downward; and wherein, in a plan view of the liquid discharge device, the member overlaps with a movement range of the liquid inlet hole of the tank.