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Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2024
Applicant:

Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2013.01); B41J 2/2103 (2013.01); B41J 2/2117 (2013.01); B41J 25/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

A printer includes multiple heads to discharge liquids; a sub-carriage mounting the multiple heads; a carriage movable in a moving direction and detachably mounting the sub-carriage; a liquid container containing the liquids supplied to the multiple heads; a temporary stand on the carriage to temporarily hold the sub-carriage; and a branch having multiple branch paths to distribute the liquids from the liquid container to the multiple heads. The branch and the temporary stand are disposed at a first side of the carriage in the moving direction. The sub-carriage is disposed at a second side opposite to the first side of the carriage in the moving direction.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Matsumoto, Kazuyoshi. (2026). Printer (U.S. Patent No. 12552171). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12552171

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