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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Tomoyuki Kubo, Nagoya, JP;
Takaichiro Umeda, Nagoya, JP;
Ryuji Kato, Aisai, JP;
Hisaki Sakurai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomoyuki Kubo, Nagoya, JP;
Takaichiro Umeda, Nagoya, JP;
Ryuji Kato, Aisai, JP;
Hisaki Sakurai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a first head in which first nozzles are formed, a second head in which second nozzles located at a higher position than the first nozzle are formed, and an ink cartridge positioned at a lower position than the first and second nozzles. Moreover, the first head is connected to the ink cartridge via a tube, and the second head is connected to the first head via a tube. Accordingly, the second head is connected to the ink cartridge via the first head. It is possible to shorten the tubes by connecting serially the ink cartridge and the two heads, and to prevent from breaking simultaneously a meniscus in the nozzles of both the heads located at different height positions.