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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Kazuhisa Yoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhisa Yoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04501 (2013.01); B41J 2/14 (2013.01); B41J 2/16505 (2013.01); B41J 2/16585 (2013.01); B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14362 (2013.01); B41J 2002/14491 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head configured to discharge a liquid, a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head, a moving device configured to move the liquid receptacle relative to the head, and control circuitry. The liquid receptacle includes an absorber and an absorber case configured to house the absorber. The absorber includes a slit. The control circuitry is configured to cause the head to discharge the liquid into the slit of the absorber while moving, with the moving device, the liquid receptacle with respect to the head.