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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Okano, Kodaira, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A nozzle state inspection apparatus has an inexpensive configuration and inspects a state of a nozzle by acquiring a reverberation waveform of the nozzle with high accuracy. The nozzle state inspection apparatus includes a hardware processor, in which the hardware processor is capable of forming a drive waveform including first drive output and second drive output and outputting the drive waveform to a plurality of nozzles included in an inkjet head, and the hardware processor acquires, in accordance with the drive waveform, a reverberation waveform generated in a nozzle to be measured among the plurality of nozzles and inspects the nozzle for abnormality.
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