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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2022
Applicants:
Hitoshi Kida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Kuriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Ushirogochi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hitoshi Kida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromichi Kuriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Ushirogochi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 3/413 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/0457 (2013.01); B41J 2/04588 (2013.01); B41J 2/14201 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01); B41J 3/413 (2013.01); B41J 2202/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid chamber including a discharge orifice; a supplying unit configured to supply a pressurized liquid to the liquid chamber; a first valve member provided in the liquid chamber and including a valve portion configured to open and close the discharge orifice; a moving unit configured to move the first valve member; and a stirring mechanism configured to stir the pressurized liquid in the liquid chamber.