Patent ID: 8767065

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a supporting portion that is configured to support a recording medium; a recording head that has an ejection surface formed with ejection openings, through which the recording head ejects liquid, the recording head being configured to record an image on a recording medium supported by the supporting portion by ejecting liquid from the ejection openings; a first tank configured to store liquid to be supplied to the recording head; a first casing that holds the supporting portion; a second casing that holds the recording head and the first tank, the second casing being connected to the first casing so as to be rotatable relative to the first casing about a prescribed axis, the second casing being configured to move between a first position and a second position by rotating relative to the first casing, the recording head being located adjacent to the first casing when the second casing is in the first position, the recording head being further apart from the first casing when the second casing is in the second position than when the second casing is in the first position, the recording head opposing the supporting portion when the second casing is in the first position, the second casing being provided with: a second tank mounting portion, into which a second tank is detachably mountable, the second tank being configured to store liquid; and a liquid transferring portion configured to transfer liquid from the second tank mounted in the second tank mounting portion to the first tank.