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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Kohtaroh Ikegami, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Kohtaroh Ikegami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01); D06P 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 2/04573 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/04588 (2013.01); D06P 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head including a row of a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge a liquid. The liquid discharge apparatus further includes circuitry configured to generate a discharge timing in accordance with movement of a linear object to which the head applies the liquid, apply a drive waveform to the head based on the discharge timing, and apply a micro vibrating pulse to the head after application of a discharge pulse for discharging the liquid and before a subsequent discharge timing. The micro vibrating pulse is for vibrating a meniscus of the nozzle.