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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Screen Holdings Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhiko Asada, Kyoto, JP;
Shinsuke Yamashita, Kyoto, JP;
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An ink supplier includes: a supply reservoir storing ink to be supplied to a plurality of heads; and a discharge pipe used for discharging the ink from the supply reservoir. The supply reservoir includes: a cylindrical first horizontal reservoir having a plurality of supply ports each communicating with one of the plurality of heads; and a first vertical reservoir having a side surface provided with a first opening communicating with one end of the first horizontal reservoir. The first horizontal reservoir has a bottom surface that is tilted from a horizontal direction at an angle of tilt equal to or greater than 0.3° in such a manner as to extend downward from the one end toward the other end. The first horizontal reservoir includes a first discharge port provided at a bottom portion of the first horizontal reservoir at the other end and communicably connected to the discharge pipe.