Ink cartridge for ink jet recording device

摘要

An ink cartridge for an ink jet recording device, includes: a container having an ink supply port (14); at least two ink chambers partitioned in the container, one (16) being located substantially in an upper section and the other (3) being located substantially in a lower section; an ink suction passage connecting a bottom region of the lower section ink chamber to a bottom region of the upper section ink chamber; and a negative pressure generating mechanism provided to a flow passage connecting the upper section ink chamber to the ink supply port.