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US 11,027,541 B2Granted
Liquid discharge apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorKazuhisa Yoda
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Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head configured to discharge a liquid, a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head, a moving device configured to move the liquid receptacle relative to the head, and control circuitry. The liquid receptacle includes an absorber and an absorber case configured to house the absorber. The absorber includes a slit. The control circuitry is configured to cause the head to discharge the liquid into the slit of the absorber while moving, with the moving device, the liquid receptacle with respect to the head.
Claims15
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a head configured to discharge a liquid;
- a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head, the liquid receptacle including:
- an absorber including a slit;
- and
- an absorber case configured to house the absorber;
- a moving device configured to move the liquid receptacle relative to the head;
- and
- control circuitry configured to cause the head to discharge the liquid into the slit of the absorber while moving, with the moving device, the liquid receptacle with respect to the head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.