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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2021
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Ryohta Yoneta, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid container and a liquid discharge head. The liquid container is configured to contain liquid. The liquid discharge head is configured to discharge the liquid. The liquid discharge head includes a nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles are aligned. The nozzle row includes a first region in which nozzles are aligned at a first nozzle pitch, a second region in which nozzles are aligned at a second nozzle pitch larger than the first nozzle pitch, and a third region in which nozzles are arranged at a third nozzle pitch smaller than the first nozzle pitch. A volume of the liquid discharged from the second region is larger than a volume of the liquid discharged from the first region. A volume of the liquid discharged from the third region is smaller than the volume of the liquid discharged from the first region.