Ink supply device for use in ink jet printer and ink tank for use in the same device

摘要

An ink supply device includes an ink container connected to an air communication port through a porous member. The ink container is maintained at a negative pressure equivalent to the capillary force of the ink penetrated into the porous member. Since the ink container is in communication with the air through a wide area of the porous member, the ink container can be maintained at a constant negative pressure regardless of the quantity of ink consumed by the recording head.