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前記各記録ヘッドの前記ノズルが形成されたノズル面より重力方向上方に配置され、前記インクを貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な上部タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッドに前記インクを分配するために前記上部タンクから供給された前記インクを貯留する分配タンクと、
一端が前記上部タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記分配タンク内の前記インクに浸された第１の供給路と、
前記各記録ヘッド毎に設けられ、一端が前記分配タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記インク流入口に接続された第２の供給路と、
前記各記録ヘッドで吐出されたかった前記インクを回収し、貯留する回収タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッドの前記ノズルが形成されたノズル面より重力方向下方に配置され、前記回収タンクで回収した前記インクを貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な下部タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッド毎に設けられ、一端が前記インク流出口に接続され、他端が前記回収タンク内の前記インクに浸された第１の排出路と、
一端が前記回収タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記下部タンク内の前記インクに浸された第２の排出路と、
一端が前記下部タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記上部タンク内の前記インクに浸された帰還路と、
前記帰還路に設けられ、前記下部タンク内の前記インクを前記上部タンクに送るポンプと、を備え、
前記記録ヘッドを取り外す際、前記下部タンクを大気と連通し、前記第２の供給路における前記一端が前記ノズル面より重力方向上方となるような位置に前記分配タンクを配置し、及び前記第１の排出路における前記他端が前記ノズル面より重力方向下方、且つ前記下部タンク内のインク液面より重力方向上方となるような位置に前記回収タンクを配置した状態で、前記各記録ヘッドのうちいずれか１つの前記記録ヘッドにおける前記インク流入口と前記第２の供給路の前記他端との接続を解除する、又は前記各記録ヘッドのうちいずれか１つの前記記録ヘッドにおける前記インク流出口と前記第１の排出路の前記一端との接続を解除する、ことを特徴とする画像記録装置。 A plurality of recording heads having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink, an ink inflow port for flowing in the ink to be supplied to the nozzles, and an ink outflow port for flowing out the ink that has not been ejected from the nozzles An image recording apparatus for circulating the ink with respect to the recording head;
An upper tank that is disposed above the nozzle surface on which the nozzles of each recording head are formed in the gravitational direction and communicates with or shuts off the atmosphere storing the ink;
A distribution tank for storing the ink supplied from the upper tank to distribute the ink to the recording heads;
A first supply path having one end immersed in the ink in the upper tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the distribution tank;
A second supply path provided for each of the recording heads, having one end immersed in the ink in the distribution tank and the other end connected to the ink inlet;
A collection tank for collecting and storing the ink that was desired to be ejected by each of the recording heads;
A lower tank disposed below the nozzle surface on which the nozzles of each recording head are formed in the gravitational direction and capable of communicating with or blocking the atmosphere storing the ink collected by the collection tank;
A first discharge path provided for each of the recording heads, having one end connected to the ink outlet and the other end immersed in the ink in the recovery tank;
A second discharge path having one end immersed in the ink in the recovery tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the lower tank;
A return path having one end immersed in the ink in the lower tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the upper tank;
A pump that is provided in the return path and sends the ink in the lower tank to the upper tank;
When removing the recording head, the distribution tank is disposed at a position where the lower tank communicates with the atmosphere, and the one end of the second supply path is above the nozzle surface in the gravitational direction, and the first Of the recording heads in a state where the other end of the discharge path is below the nozzle surface in the gravity direction and above the ink liquid surface in the lower tank in the gravity direction. The connection between the ink inlet and the other end of the second supply path in any one of the recording heads, or the ink outlet in any one of the recording heads; An image recording apparatus, wherein the connection with the one end of the first discharge path is released.
前記各記録ヘッドの前記ノズルが形成されたノズル面より重力方向上方に配置され、前記インクを貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な上部タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッドに前記インクを分配するために前記上部タンクから供給された前記インクを貯留する分配タンクと、
一端が前記上部タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記分配タンク内の前記インクに浸された第１の供給路と、
前記各記録ヘッド毎に設けられ、一端が前記分配タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記インク流入口に接続された第２の供給路と、
前記各記録ヘッドで吐出されたかった前記インクを回収し、貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な回収タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッドの前記ノズルが形成されたノズル面より重力方向下方に配置され、前記回収タンクで回収した前記インクを貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な下部タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッド毎に設けられ、一端が前記インク流出口に接続され、他端が前記回収タンク内の前記インクに浸された第１の排出路と、
一端が前記回収タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記下部タンク内の前記インクに浸された第２の排出路と、
一端が前記下部タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記上部タンク内の前記インクに浸された帰還路と、
前記帰還路に設けられ、前記下部タンク内の前記インクを前記上部タンクに送るポンプと、
一端が前記分配タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記各第１の排出路の前記他端より重力方向上方で前記回収タンク内の前記インクに浸されたバイパス経路と、を備え、
前記記録ヘッドを取り外す際、前記下部タンクを大気と連通し、前記第２の供給路における前記一端が前記ノズル面より重力方向上方となるような位置に前記分配タンクを配置し、前記第１の排出路における前記他端及び前記バイパス経路における前記他端が前記ノズル面より重力方向下方、且つ前記下部タンク内のインク液面より重力方向上方となるような位置に前記回収タンクを配置した状態で、前記回収タンクを大気と連通する、ことを特徴とする画像記録装置。 A plurality of recording heads having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink, an ink inflow port for flowing in the ink to be supplied to the nozzles, and an ink outflow port for flowing out the ink that has not been ejected from the nozzles An image recording apparatus for circulating the ink with respect to the recording head;
An upper tank that is disposed above the nozzle surface on which the nozzles of each recording head are formed in the gravitational direction and communicates with or shuts off the atmosphere storing the ink;
A distribution tank for storing the ink supplied from the upper tank to distribute the ink to the recording heads;
A first supply path having one end immersed in the ink in the upper tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the distribution tank;
A second supply path provided for each of the recording heads, having one end immersed in the ink in the distribution tank and the other end connected to the ink inlet;
A recovery tank that recovers the ink that was desired to be ejected by each of the recording heads;
A lower tank disposed below the nozzle surface on which the nozzles of each recording head are formed in the gravitational direction and capable of communicating with or blocking the atmosphere storing the ink collected by the collection tank;
A first discharge path provided for each of the recording heads, having one end connected to the ink outlet and the other end immersed in the ink in the recovery tank;
A second discharge path having one end immersed in the ink in the recovery tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the lower tank;
A return path having one end immersed in the ink in the lower tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the upper tank;
A pump provided in the return path, for sending the ink in the lower tank to the upper tank;
A bypass path in which one end is immersed in the ink in the distribution tank and the other end is immersed in the ink in the recovery tank above the other end of each first discharge path in the direction of gravity.
When removing the recording head, the distribution tank is disposed at a position where the lower tank communicates with the atmosphere, and the one end of the second supply path is above the nozzle surface in the direction of gravity. In a state where the recovery tank is arranged at a position where the other end in the discharge path and the other end in the bypass path are below the nozzle surface in the gravity direction and above the ink liquid surface in the lower tank. An image recording apparatus, wherein the recovery tank communicates with the atmosphere.
前記各記録ヘッドの前記ノズルが形成されたノズル面より重力方向上方に配置され、前記インクを貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な上部タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッドに前記インクを分配するために前記上部タンクから供給された前記インクを貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な分配タンクと、
一端が前記上部タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記分配タンク内の前記インクに浸された第１の供給路と、
前記各記録ヘッド毎に設けられ、一端が前記分配タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記インク流入口に接続された第２の供給路と、
前記各記録ヘッドで吐出されたかった前記インクを回収し、貯留する回収タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッドの前記ノズルが形成されたノズル面より重力方向下方に配置され、前記回収タンクで回収した前記インクを貯留する大気と連通、又は遮断可能な下部タンクと、
前記各記録ヘッド毎に設けられ、一端が前記インク流出口に接続され、他端が前記回収タンク内の前記インクに浸された第１の排出路と、
一端が前記回収タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記下部タンク内の前記インクに浸された第２の排出路と、
一端が前記下部タンク内の前記インクに浸され、他端が前記上部タンク内の前記インクに浸された帰還路と、
前記帰還路に設けられ、前記下部タンク内の前記インクを前記上部タンクに送るポンプと、を備え、
前記記録ヘッドを取り外す際、前記下部タンクを大気と連通し、前記第２の供給路における前記一端が前記ノズル面より重力方向上方となるような位置に前記分配タンクを配置し、及び前記第１の排出路における前記他端が前記ノズル面より重力方向下方、且つ前記下部タンク内のインク液面より重力方向上方となるような位置に前記回収タンクを配置した状態で、前記分配タンクを大気と連通する、ことを特徴とする画像記録装置。 A plurality of recording heads having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink, an ink inflow port for flowing in the ink to be supplied to the nozzles, and an ink outflow port for flowing out the ink that has not been ejected from the nozzles An image recording apparatus for circulating the ink with respect to the recording head;
An upper tank that is disposed above the nozzle surface on which the nozzles of each recording head are formed in the gravitational direction and communicates with or shuts off the atmosphere storing the ink;
A distribution tank capable of communicating with or blocking the atmosphere storing the ink supplied from the upper tank to distribute the ink to the recording heads;
A first supply path having one end immersed in the ink in the upper tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the distribution tank;
A second supply path provided for each of the recording heads, having one end immersed in the ink in the distribution tank and the other end connected to the ink inlet;
A collection tank for collecting and storing the ink that was desired to be ejected by each of the recording heads;
A lower tank disposed below the nozzle surface on which the nozzles of each recording head are formed in the gravitational direction and capable of communicating with or blocking the atmosphere storing the ink collected by the collection tank;
A first discharge path provided for each of the recording heads, having one end connected to the ink outlet and the other end immersed in the ink in the recovery tank;
A second discharge path having one end immersed in the ink in the recovery tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the lower tank;
A return path having one end immersed in the ink in the lower tank and the other end immersed in the ink in the upper tank;
A pump that is provided in the return path and sends the ink in the lower tank to the upper tank;
When removing the recording head, the distribution tank is disposed at a position where the lower tank communicates with the atmosphere, and the one end of the second supply path is above the nozzle surface in the gravitational direction, and the first In the state where the recovery tank is disposed at a position such that the other end of the discharge path is below the nozzle surface in the gravitational direction and above the ink liquid surface in the lower tank, An image recording apparatus characterized by communicating.
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