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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Atsushi Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/18 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/18 (2013.01); B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 2/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid circulation device includes a circulation path, a liquid feeding device, and circuitry. The circulation path is configured to circulate a liquid to be supplied to a liquid discharge head of a circulatory type and collected from the liquid discharge head. The liquid feeding device is configured to feed the liquid to circulate the liquid in the circulation path. The circuitry is configured to control an amount of the liquid to be fed by the liquid feeding device, on a basis of discharge information about the liquid to be discharged from the liquid discharge head.