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Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2019
Applicants:

Yuzuru Kuramochi, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;

Satoshi Okano, Kanagawa, JP;

Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Koichi Muramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;

Satoshi Nakazawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Ryuya Mashiko, Tokyo, JP;

Manabu Seo, Kanagawa, JP;

Hidekazu Yaginuma, Kanagawa, JP;

Mayuko Murano, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Yuzuru Kuramochi, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;

Satoshi Okano, Kanagawa, JP;

Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Koichi Muramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;

Satoshi Nakazawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Ryuya Mashiko, Tokyo, JP;

Manabu Seo, Kanagawa, JP;

Hidekazu Yaginuma, Kanagawa, JP;

Mayuko Murano, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/025 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04501 (2013.01); B41J 2/025 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2202/15 (2013.01);
Abstract

A droplet forming device is provided. The droplet forming device includes a liquid holder configured to hold a liquid, a film having a discharge hole, two or more vibration generators configured to vibrate the film, and a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the vibration generators. One or more of the vibration generators are disposed in each region on the film where a polarity of bending moment differs.


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