Patent ID: 8517518

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising a recording head and an ink tank, the recording head comprising a flow path forming portion that has, in the interior thereof, an ejection orifice plate having a plurality of ejection orifices for ejecting ink and an individual liquid chamber provided for each of the ejection orifices to supply ink to the ejection orifices, and energy generating elements that generate energy for ejecting ink stored in the individual liquid chambers, wherein: a surface layer of the flow path forming portion opposes the outside of the ejection orifice plate, openings are provided at positions opposing each of the ejection orifices in the surface layer of the flow path forming portion, an ink reservoir is provided between the ejection orifice plate and the openings in the surface layer, a circulation flow path that communicates with the ink reservoir is provided, the opening area of the each opening is larger than the opening area of the each ejection orifice, ends of the circulation flow path are respectively connected to an inlet portion and an outlet portion, and at least one of the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and the individual liquid chambers are connected to the ink tank.