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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2021
Isamu Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
Isamu Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge unit and a contact detection unit. The liquid discharge unit has a liquid discharge port from which a liquid is discharged toward an object. The liquid discharge unit is movable along at least one of a first axis and a second axis intersecting the first axis and movable along a third axis intersecting the first axis and the second axis. The third axis is parallel to a direction in which the liquid is discharged from the liquid discharge port toward the object. The contact detection unit detects contact of the liquid discharge unit with the object. The contact detection unit is detachably attached to the liquid discharge unit.