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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
Ryuhei Sumida, Kyoto, JP;
Shiro Kitawaki, Kyoto, JP;
Ryuhei Sumida, Kyoto, JP;
Shiro Kitawaki, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A discharge liquid agitating mechanism, and an inkjet recording apparatus having the discharge liquid agitating mechanism, are provided which are simple in construction, and are yet capable of preventing sedimentation of particles and the like contained in a discharge liquid. A discharge liquid agitating mechanism in an inkjet recording apparatus which discharges a discharge liquid to a recording medium while moving the recording medium and inkjet headsrelative to each other, includes a main tankformed of a flexible material, a support tablefor supporting the main tank, a nozzlefor introducing a compressed gas between the main tankand support table, a plurality of subtanksformed of the flexible material, a plurality of plate-like objectsfor supporting the subtanks, nozzlesfor introducing the compressed gas between the subtanksand plate-like objects, a pipelinefor connecting the main tankand subtanks, and pipelinesfor connecting the subtanksand inkjet heads