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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Bandoh, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A head array includes heads arranged in a longitudinal direction at different positions shifted in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Each head includes: pressure chambers communicating with nozzles; common supply channel tributaries communicating with the chambers; a common supply channel mainstream communicating with the common supply channel tributaries; common collection channel tributaries communicating with the chambers; a common collection channel mainstream communicating with the common collection channel tributaries; a supply port at one end of the common supply channel mainstream; and a collection port at one end of the common collection channel mainstream. The supply and collection ports are on a same side of each head in the longitudinal direction. A direction of flow of the liquid in each common supply channel tributary is opposite between the heads. A direction of flow of the liquid in each common collection channel tributary is opposite between the heads.