Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yuzo Obata

Daisuke Nakamura

Makoto Kikura

Kiyoshi Tsukamura

Kenji Hiratani

Kazuyoshi Kondo

Satoshi Ueno

Kazuyoshi Matsumoto

Tsuguyori Kemma

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a body and a carriage disposed inside the body. A head is mounted on the carriage. The head discharges ink onto a recording medium and generates ink mist. An ink mist collector includes a fan that generates an air current that circulates in an air flow direction inside the body. A filter collects the ink mist generated by the head. At least one duct adjusts the air flow direction. An encoder is mounted on the carriage. The encoder is disposed downstream from the fan and disposed upstream from the head in the air flow direction.

Liquid discharge apparatus

An image forming apparatus, includes a liquid jet head; a container main body; an air opening mechanism configured to open and close an air opening path in the container main body. The air opening mechanism includes a holding part, and an opening member movably provided at the holding part. The opening member includes an air communicating path, a filter member, and an air room. An opening cross-sectional area of the air room in a direction perpendicular to an air flow-in direction is greater than an opening cross-sectional area of the air communicating path in a direction perpendicular to an air flow-in direction.

Image forming apparatus

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yuzo Obata