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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2023
Ryohta Matsufuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohta Matsufuji, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a first housing, a valve body, and a second housing. The nozzle plate has a nozzle from which a liquid is dischargeable. The first housing has a first face fixed to the nozzle plate and has a liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle to supply the liquid to the nozzle. The valve body is movable between a liquid supply position and a liquid block position in a valve moving direction. The second housing is disposed over a second face of the first housing opposite to the first face in the valve moving direction. The second housing is deformable relative to the first housing. The second housing includes a fixing portion to be secured to a support of a liquid discharge apparatus to support the liquid discharge head.