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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Shinichiro Naruse, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Niihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 23/00 (2006.01); B41J 25/308 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/3086 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a recording head including plural nozzles discharging liquid droplets, a head holder holding the recording head, a carriage holding the head holder, a guide member extending in a main scanning direction of the image forming apparatus, and a reference member extending in the direction substantially parallel to the direction of the guide member. Further, the carriage moves along the guide member, a part of the reference member is disposed in the carriage, and the head holder is attachably and detachably hooked on and held by the reference member.