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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Takaya Kubodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Takaya Kubodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17509 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharge device includes a liquid discharge head and a head tank. The head tank stores liquid to be supplied to the liquid discharge head. The head tank includes a body, a film, and a cover. The body includes a hole. The film covers the hole and includes a fixed portion fixed to the body. The cover contacts the film from an outer surface of the film. The cover includes a fixing-side cover part to contact a portion adjacent to the fixing portion of the film. The fixing-side cover part includes a curved contact surface to contact the film.