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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Yukihiro Asano, Miyagi, JP;
Katsuaki Ono, Miyagi, JP;
Yusuke Nemoto, Miyagi, JP;
Daisuke Hasebe, Miyagi, JP;
Yukihiro Asano, Miyagi, JP;
Katsuaki Ono, Miyagi, JP;
Yusuke Nemoto, Miyagi, JP;
Daisuke Hasebe, Miyagi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that includes plural recording heads that eject liquid droplets and plural maintenance units that correspond to the plural recording heads. The plural maintenance units are capable of separately moving between opposed positions opposed to the plural recording heads and retracted positions not opposed to the plural recording heads, and the plural maintenance units are retracted into the retracted positions in postures different from postures at the opposed positions.