Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Natsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Tetsuya Matsuzaki

Hiroyuki Matsuba

Hideo Izawa

Takao Namiki

Yoshinobu Ishimoto

Kensei Otsubo

Shinichi Kitamura

Masaharu Tanaka

Shigeyuki Takao

Tadashi Maki

Kazunari Chikanawa

Takashi Yoshihara

Hiroyuki Ogata

An ink jet recorder that includes line heads () having a plurality of nozzle heads (), main tanks () placed outside of the line heads () to store ink; an ink supply passage () that connects the main tanks () to the associated nozzle heads (), and distribution tanks () placed in each line head (). The number of supply tube connections () provided in the distribution tank () is smaller than that of the nozzle heads () arranged in the line head ().

Ink jet recorder and ink filling method

An ink supplier for an ink jet recorder is provided. The ink supplier includes a recording head, a main ink reservoir, and a subsidiary ink reservoir connected to the main ink reservoir for replenishment with ink from the main ink reservoir. A position head of the ink liquid level in the subsidiary ink reservoir is maintained substantially constant relative to a printing head face of the recording head.

Ink supplier for ink jet recorder

A plurality of long narrow rectangular plate like nozzle heads are inclined together in a direction relative to that in which they are disposed side by side in a line in the line head for permitting ink that also gets into gaps between adjacent nozzle heads to be wiped away.

Methods of and apparatuses for wiping a line head in an ink jet recorder

An inkjet recording apparatus ejects ink from recording heads to a recording paper, thereby attaching the ink to the medium for recording. The apparatus includes a carriage driving motor, a transfer motor, a scanner which reciprocates a carriage having the recording heads in a scanning direction, and a transfer machine. The transfer machine transfers the recording paper in a transfer direction perpendicular to the scanning direction. Both of the motors are located at approximately the same place in an ejecting direction of ink from the heads to the paper, and at the same height of a transfer path of the paper or on the carriage side with respect to the transfer path.

Inkjet recording apparatus

An ink-jet recording device according to the present invention includes: a paper supply tray arranged inward of a predetermined face of a main body to supply recording sheets; a paper display tray arranged inward of the same face as the paper supply tray to receive recording sheets discharged after recording; an ink cartridge loading unit, which is arranged inward of the same face as the paper supply tray, and into which an ink cartridge containing ink used for recording is loaded detachably; and a controller which disables removal of the ink cartridge during a removal inhibited period.

Ink-jet recording device and control method thereof

An inkjet recording apparatus ejects ink from recording heads to a recording paper, thereby attaching the ink to the medium for recording. The apparatus includes a carriage driving motor, a transfer motor, a scanner which reciprocates a carriage having the recording heads in a scanning direction, and a transfer machine. The transfer machine transfers the recording paper in a transfer direction perpendicular to the scanning direction. Both of the motors are located at approximately the same place in an ejecting direction of ink from the heads to the paper, and at the same height of a transfer path of the paper or on the carriage side with respect to the transfer path. A single ink supply tube supplies ink in a greater amount per unit time than other ink supply tubes. At least a part of the ink supply tube has a larger diameter than the other ink supplies tubes.

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Fukuoka, Japan

Tetsuya Matsuzaki