Liquid discharge apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiko Kachi, Shohei Saito
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Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a plurality of head units each of which includes a plurality of heads configured to discharge a liquid, and a plurality of temperature-controlled liquid supply manifolds each of which is configured to distribute the temperature-controlled liquid to the plurality of heads of one of the plurality of head units. The liquid discharge apparatus further includes a conveyor configured to convey a sheet onto which the liquid is applied by the plurality of head units, and the conveyor defines a sheet conveyance passage opposite the plurality of head units. At least one of the plurality of temperature-controlled liquid supply manifolds is disposed between two of the plurality of head units and in a vicinity of the sheet conveyance passage.
Claims8
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of head units each of which includes a plurality of heads configured to discharge a liquid;
- a plurality of temperature-controlled liquid supply manifolds each of which is configured to distribute a temperature-controlled liquid to the plurality of heads of one of the plurality of head units;
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- a conveyor configured to convey a sheet onto which the liquid is applied by the plurality of head units, the conveyor defining a sheet conveyance passage opposite the plurality of head units,
- at least one of the plurality of temperature-controlled liquid supply manifolds is disposed between two of the plurality of head units and in a vicinity of the sheet conveyance passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.