发明名称 Liquid discharge apparatus
摘要 A liquid discharge apparatus includes a first ink cartridge accommodating section configured and arranged to accommodate a plurality of ink cartridges, a second ink cartridge accommodating section provided to an upper side of the first ink cartridge accommodating section in a height direction configured and arranged to accommodate a plurality of ink cartridges, and a relay tank provided to an upper side of the second ink cartridge accommodating section in the height direction, and configured and arranged to retain a plurality of inks sent from the first ink cartridge accommodating section and the second ink cartridge accommodating section. The ink cartridge with sedimentary ink among the plurality of ink cartridges is accommodated in the second ink cartridge accommodating section.
申请公布号 US8905526(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.12.09
申请号 US201313972097 申请日期 2013.08.21
申请人 Seiko Epson Corporation 发明人 Nakashima Hiromichi
分类号 B41J2/175 主分类号 B41J2/175
代理机构 Global IP Counselors, LLP 代理人 Global IP Counselors, LLP
主权项 1. 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.
地址 Tokyo JP