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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takumi Atake, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Izutani, Osaka, JP;
Yohta Sakon, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroko Ohkura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 13/00 (2006.01); B08B 1/14 (2024.01); B08B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/143 (2024.01); B08B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B41J 2/16535 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0276 (2013.01); B32B 2262/062 (2013.01); B32B 2307/726 (2013.01); B32B 2432/00 (2013.01); B41J 2002/1655 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wiping member to wipe a nozzle surface of a liquid discharging head includes a first layer configured to be brought into contact with the nozzle surface and one or more other layers, wherein the following relation is satisfied: t1<t2, where t1 represents the thickness of the first layer and t2 represents the thickness of the one or more other layers, wherein the porosity of the first layer is smaller than the porosity of at least one of the one or more other layers.