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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Shigetoshi Hosaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigetoshi Hosaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: an applicator configured to apply a first liquid onto a surface of a fabric medium to increase repellency of the surface of the fabric medium; a head configured to discharge a second liquid onto the surface of the fabric medium, onto which the first liquid has been discharged; a detector configured to detect the repellency of the surface of the fabric medium on which the first liquid has been discharged; circuitry configured to: determine whether the repellency detected by the detector is equal to or larger than a predetermined repellency; and control the applicator to further apply the first liquid onto the surface of the fabric medium in response to a determination in which the repellency detected by the detector is lower than the predetermined repellency.