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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Kenta Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventor:

Kenta Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16552 (2013.01); B41J 2/04541 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/04588 (2013.01); B41J 2/16511 (2013.01); B41J 2002/16567 (2013.01);
Abstract

Ahead maintenance device includes a cap and circuitry. The cap is detachably attachable to a nozzle surface of a head to cover the nozzle surface having a nozzle. The circuitry causes the cap to contact the nozzle surface of the head to form a space between the nozzle surface and the cap filled with a cleaning liquid, and applies a drive waveform to a piezoelectric element of the head to apply vibration to the cleaning liquid in the space. The drive waveform causes the head to draw the cleaning liquid into an interior of the head through the nozzle.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Takahashi, Kenta. (2026). Head maintenance device, image forming apparatus, and head maintenance method (U.S. Patent No. 12545029). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12545029

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