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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 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 comprises a first head which has first nozzles, a second head which has second nozzles each having a nozzle diameter larger than that of the first nozzle, and an ink cartridge which stores an ink to be supplied to the first and second heads. The first head is directly connected to the ink cartridge by means of a tube. The second head is connected to the first head by means of a tube, and thus the second head is connected to the ink cartridge via the first head. Accordingly, it is possible to shorten the tubes by connecting the ink cartridge and the two heads in series. Further, it is possible to decrease the frequency of the recovery operation by arranging, on the downstream side in the liquid supply direction, the head in which the jetting failure is hardly caused.