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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2022
Yusuke Nemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Nemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A nozzle surface recovery device includes: a cap configured to cap a nozzle surface of a liquid discharge head; a guide configured to guide the cap in a first direction; and a first position adjuster configured to adjust a position of the cap with respect to the nozzle surface in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the first position adjuster including: a first roller rotatable along the guide to move the cap in the first direction between a capping position at which the cap caps the nozzle surface and a retraction position at which the cap is retracted from the capping position; and a first adjustment plate coupled to the first roller, the first adjustment plate configured to adjust the position of the cap with respect to the guide in the second direction.