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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Noriyasu Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyasu Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A head protector to be mounted to a liquid discharge head including a nozzle surface on which nozzles to discharge a liquid is formed, the head protector includes a cover surface to cover a part of the nozzle surface of the liquid discharge head, a fitting surface to be fitted to an attachment portion on a first side surface of the liquid discharge head, the first side surface intersecting the nozzle surface, and a biasing surface including a biasing part to bias the head protector against a second side surface of the liquid discharge head in a direction parallel to the nozzle surface, the second side surface intersecting the first side surface and the nozzle surface.