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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2023
Applicants:
Yuta Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yuta Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B01F 33/452 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/17513 (2013.01); B01F 33/452 (2022.01); B41J 2/17543 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharger, a liquid storage, a stirrer, a plate, and a magnetic force applicator. The liquid discharger discharges a liquid. The liquid storage stores the liquid. The stirrer is rotatable in a stirring region in the liquid storage to stir the liquid in the liquid storage. The stirrer has a magnetism. The plate is secured to the liquid storage to define the stirring region. The magnetic force applicator applies a magnetic force to the stirrer from an outside of the liquid storage to rotate the stirrer.