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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2024
Applicants:
Isamu Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Muneyuki Okeguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Isamu Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Muneyuki Okeguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16547 (2013.01); B41J 2/16538 (2013.01);
Abstract
A head maintenance device includes a housing, a wiper, and a cap. The housing is detachably attachable to a conveyor of a liquid discharge apparatus. The conveyor conveys a medium in one direction. The wiper is disposed in the housing to wipe a nozzle face of a liquid discharge head of the liquid discharge apparatus. The cap is disposed in the housing to cover nozzles arrayed on the nozzle face of the liquid discharge head in the one direction.