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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16505 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid absorber includes an absorbing member. The absorbing member includes a plurality of segments. One segment of the plurality of segments includes a liquid landing surface and a side surface. The liquid landing surface is configured to receive liquid discharged from a liquid discharge head to absorb the liquid. The side surface is perpendicular to the liquid landing surface and contacts a side surface of another segment of the plurality of segments.