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An ink-jet recording apparatus is provided with an ink tank, a recording head, an ink passage extending from the ink tank to the recording head, and a sub-tank arranged on the ink passage. The apparatus has a first ink passage, a second ink passage, and an ultrasonic transducer. The first ink passage supplies ink from the ink tank to the sub-tank. The second ink passage has an ink outlet port, through which the ink is drawn from the sub-tank into the recording head. The ultrasonic transducer applies ultrasonic vibration to the ink contained in the sub-tank. The ink outlet port of the second ink passage is arranged near the ultrasonic transducer.
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