Patent ID: 8905526

Claim:
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a first set of a plurality of ink cartridges; a second set of a plurality of ink cartridges, the second set being different from the first set, the second set including an ink cartridge that contains a pigment-based ink having a first color; a first ink cartridge accommodating section configured and arranged to accommodate the first set of the plurality of the ink cartridges; a second ink cartridge accommodating section provided in a height direction of the liquid discharge apparatus relative to the first ink cartridge accommodating section, the second ink cartridge accommodating section being arranged apart from the first ink cartridge accommodating section in the height direction, the second ink cartridge accommodating section being configured and arranged to accommodate the second set of the plurality of the ink cartridges; and a relay tank provided in the height direction relative to the second ink cartridge accommodating section, the relay tank being configured and arranged to retain a plurality of inks that include the pigment-based ink and are sent from the first ink cartridge accommodating section and the second ink cartridge accommodating section.