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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2022
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge device includes a liquid discharge unit that discharges a liquid and a cleaner. The liquid discharge unit has a first end, a second end, and a third end extending in a direction intersecting the first end and the second end. The cleaner moves relative to the liquid discharge unit in a movement direction from the first end toward the second end while contacting the liquid discharge unit with a contact force and a contact pressure. The contact force of the cleaner contacting one of the first end and the second end is smaller than the contact force of the cleaner contacting a portion of the liquid discharge unit other than the first end and the second end.