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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2019
Norimasa Sohgawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Norimasa Sohgawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid tank includes a tank body configured to store a liquid to be supplied to a liquid discharge head, a first container, a second container, a partition dividing an interior of the tank body into the first container and the second container, a communication path disposed in the tank body, the communication path connecting the first container and the second container, a liquid inlet communicating with the first container, a liquid outlet disposed at a position lower than the communication path, the liquid outlet communicating with the second container, a first connection port communicating with the first container, the first connection port disposed lower than the liquid inlet and configured to be connected to a supply port of the liquid discharge head, and a second connection port communicating with the second container, the second connection port disposed at a position lower than the liquid outlet.