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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2008
Minori Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Izumikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Takemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Minori Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Izumikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Takemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A foamed liquid coating apparatus prevents curling or warping of a sheet caused by coating irregularities when coated with a preprocessing solution using a coating roller or a liquid discharge head. The foamed liquid coating apparatus includes a container holding a liquid that can be foamed. A first foamed liquid producing/transporting unit produces a foamed liquid having a foam size greater than a required foam size from the liquid supplied from the container. A second foamed liquid producing/transporting unit produces a foamed liquid having the required foam size from the foamed liquid produced by the first foamed liquid producing/transporting unit. The foamed liquid produced by the second foamed liquid producing/transporting unit is applied onto a first coating roller. The foamed liquid is further supplied from the first coating roller to a second coating roller that coats a sheet with the foamed liquid.