View source for LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS: abstract simplified (18187287)

*This abstract for appeared for patent application  number 18187287 Titled 'LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS'

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract describes a liquid discharge apparatus that includes a liquid discharge head, a supply path for liquid, a pump for air suction and exhaust, and air suction and exhaust paths. It also includes a flexible storage portion, an air chamber, and a switching mechanism to control the air flow.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a supply path that supplies a liquid from a liquid supply source to the liquid discharge head, a pump configured to suck and exhaust air, an air suction path in communication with an air suction side of the pump, an air exhaust path in communication with an air exhaust side of the pump, a first storage portion having a portion formed of a flexible wall that is flexible, a first air chamber provided on a side opposite to the first storage portion across the flexible wall and having at least a portion facing the flexible wall and configured to be displaced, and a first switching portion configured to switch a path coupled to the first air chamber between the air suction path and the air exhaust path.