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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2024
Nobuaki Toyoshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Nonoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Yaginuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuaki Toyoshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Nonoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Yaginuma, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid droplet forming apparatus capable of stably ejecting dispersion liquid, as liquid droplets, containing settling particles having constant concentration. A liquid droplet forming apparatus includes an ejection head that has a liquid chamber storing liquid containing settling particles and that ejects a liquid droplet of the liquid, stirrer for stirring the liquid held in the liquid chamber, posture controller for controlling a posture of the stirrer, and a control unit that controls operations of the ejection head, the stirrer, and the posture controller, in which the stirrer includes a tube-like member inserted into the liquid chamber, and a liquid feeding portion that sucks or discharges the liquid stored in the liquid chamber via the tube-like member, and the posture controller controls one or both of the position and the direction in which the stirrer sucks and discharges the liquid in the liquid chamber.