Patent ID: 7922307

Claim:
A liquid supplying and collecting apparatus for a liquid ejection apparatus having an outer case and a liquid ejection head located in the outer case, the liquid supplying and collecting apparatus comprising: a unit main body: a liquid supplying member provided in the unit main body, the liquid supplying member retaining liquid and supplying the liquid to the liquid ejection head via a liquid supply tube; and a liquid collecting member provided in the unit main body, the liquid collecting member collecting liquid drained from the liquid ejection head via a liquid drain tube, wherein the unit main body is located outside of and is separate from the outer case, wherein the outer case and the unit main body are located on a tray such that the relative positions of the outer case and the unit main body are maintained by the tray, and sections of the liquid supply tube and the liquid drain tube extending between the liquid ejection apparatus and the unit main body are covered by a cover.