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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Applicants:
Jun Ichinowatari, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Jun Ichinowatari, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16523 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a head including a nozzle from which a liquid is discharged; a cap configured to cover a nozzle surface having the nozzle; a first container configured to store a moisturizing liquid; a pump connected to the cap, the pump configured to generate a negative pressure in a space formed between the cap and the nozzle surface; a second container; and a waste liquid path connecting the cap and the second container, and the first container connected to the waste liquid path.