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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2020
Yasuhiko Kachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiko Kachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a plurality of head units each of which includes a plurality of heads configured to discharge a liquid, and a plurality of temperature-controlled liquid supply manifolds each of which is configured to distribute the temperature-controlled liquid to the plurality of heads of one of the plurality of head units. The liquid discharge apparatus further includes a conveyor configured to convey a sheet onto which the liquid is applied by the plurality of head units, and the conveyor defines a sheet conveyance passage opposite the plurality of head units. At least one of the plurality of temperature-controlled liquid supply manifolds is disposed between two of the plurality of head units and in a vicinity of the sheet conveyance passage.