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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Tetsuya Ohba, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuya Ohba, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/015 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pre-applying liquid applying apparatus for an inkjet printer is disclosed. The apparatus includes an applying roller which applies a treatment agent onto a recording medium before an image is formed; a squeeze roller which abuts against the applying roller; and a treatment agent supplying unit which supplies the treatment agent to a nip portion of the applying roller and the squeeze roller. A squeeze pressure adjusting mechanism is provided which adjusts an abutting force of the squeeze roller against the applying roller.