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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 03, 2016
Applicants:
Takakazu Kihira, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoya Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Takakazu Kihira, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoya Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04588 (2013.01); B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/16508 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid droplet discharging device includes a liquid droplet discharging head including a nozzle hole, a pressurized liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle hole, a vibration plate constituting a side of the pressurized liquid chamber, a control device, and a thin film piezoelectric substance to vibrate the vibration plate by a drive voltage to discharge liquid droplets and a voltage application device to apply a voltage waveform having a voltage equal to or greater than the drive voltage between when the main power is activated and when first print starts.