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A recording apparatus comprising a first ink tank mounted on a carriage, a second ink tank which remains disconnected from the first tank during recording, means for intermittently forming an ink supply path extending between the first and second ink tanks when ink is to be supplied to the first tan

A recording apparatus comprising a first ink tank mounted on a carriage, a second ink tank which remains disconnected from the first tank during recording, means for intermittently forming an ink supply path extending between the first and second ink tanks when ink is to be supplied to the first tank from the second tank, and means for maintaining constant the amount of ink within the first ink tank.

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A recording apparatus for recording using recording liquid, the apparatus comprising: a recording element for recording on a recording medium using the recording liquid; a first tank for storing recording liquid to be supplied to said recording element; a movable carriage carrying said recording ele

A recording apparatus for recording using recording liquid, the apparatus comprising: a recording element for recording on a recording medium using the recording liquid; a first tank for storing recording liquid to be supplied to said recording element; a movable carriage carrying said recording element and said first tank for movement relative to the recording medium; a second tank for storing recording liquid to be supplied to said first tank, said second tank being stationary relative to said carriage; supply means for intermittently forming a supply path for recording liquid from said second tank to said first tank; and overflow means for maintaining the level of the recording liquid in said first tank at a predetermined level, said overflow means including an overflow tank carried by said carriage and separated from said first tank by a wall.