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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2011
Masashi Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Kataoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Isozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotake Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Kataoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Isozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotake Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid supply controller includes a liquid circulation controller that includes supply and recovery units of a liquid droplet discharge unit, and that circulates liquid according to a differential pressure between the supply unit and the recovery unit, a back pressure setting unit that sets a back pressure that is a discharge pressure based on supply and recovery pressures set by the liquid circulation controller, a circulation amount obtaining unit that obtains a flow rate of the liquid circulated; a judging unit that judges whether or not the obtained flow rate is a proper value, and a differential pressure adjusting unit that adjusts the differential pressure while maintaining the back pressure within an allowable range when it is judged that the flow rate is not the proper value.