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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Matsui, Hachioji, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation device may include a recording head which has a plurality of nozzles inlet; a flow channel member which is connected to the inlet and forms a flow channel for supplying the discharge liquid to the recording head; and a heating section which heats the flow channel member. The flow channel member may include a first flow channel section one end of which is inserted into the inlet; and a second flow channel section that is a cylindrical member inside of which the first flow channel section passes through and that externally covers a connection part between the one end of the first flow channel section and the inlet. The second flow channel section may be connected with the first flow channel section and the inlet via an elastic member, and the one end of the first flow channel section and the inlet may be connected.