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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1980
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet type recording apparatus is disclosed which includes a main tank containing recording liquid, a subsidiary tank receiving a supply of recording liquid from the main tank through a supply line, a recording head to which the recording liquid is fed from the subsidiary tank through a feeding pipe and a carriage carrying thereon the subsidiary tank and recording head. The recording liquid is supplied to the subsidiary tank from the main tank by a pumping pressure produced in the supply line when the carriage is running. The supply line is fixed at an optionally selected point in such manner than the segment of the supply line extending from the selected point to the subsidiary tank may swing move above the fixed point describing a circular arc in accordance with the running of the carriage.