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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
Masahiro Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A manifold includes: a liquid chamber including an elastic damper, the liquid chamber configured to store a liquid; multiple head couplers on a lower end of the liquid chamber, the multiple head couplers configured to be respectively coupled to multiple liquid discharge heads and spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the liquid chamber; and a tank coupler on an upper end of the liquid chamber, the tank coupler configured to be coupled to a tank configured to store liquid to be supplied to or discharged from the manifold, wherein a length of the liquid chamber increases from the tank coupler on the upper end toward the multiple head couplers on the lower end of the liquid chamber.