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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2024
Masaya Shingyoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Bandoh, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A discharge head includes multiple nozzles and a recess. The multiple nozzles are arrayed in a first direction. A liquid is dischargeable from the multiple nozzles in a discharge direction. The recess is recessed from the nozzle face in a second direction, is disposed at one side of a nozzle row in a third direction, and has a wall face extending in the first direction and the second direction. The wall face is disposed between the nozzle row and a side face of the discharge head. The discharge head has an inner region in which the multiple nozzles are arrayed and an outer region outside the inner region in the first direction. The recess covers a boundary region between the inner region and the outer region. The wall face has a first height in the outer region and a second height lower than the first height in the inner region.