The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
Taku Hatakeyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaoru Tadokoro, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Oyamatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Gotou, Kanagawa, JP;
Mio Kumai, Tokyo, JP;
Taku Hatakeyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaoru Tadokoro, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Oyamatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Gotou, Kanagawa, JP;
Mio Kumai, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyance path, a liquid discharge head, an ejection tray, and a drying device. A medium is conveyed in the conveyance path. The liquid discharge head discharges liquid onto the medium conveyed in the conveyance path. The medium is ejected to the ejection tray. The drying device dries the medium. The conveyance path includes a first bending portion to bend the medium, with a liquid-applied surface of the medium facing inward. The ejection tray includes a second bending portion to bend the medium, with the liquid-applied surface of the medium facing inward. A curvature of the medium bent by the first bending portion is greater than a curvature of the medium bent by the second bending portion. The drying device dries the medium conveyed in the first bending portion.