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US 11,305,546 B2Granted
Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorNorimasa Sohgawa
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Abstract
A liquid discharge head includes a connector component, a head unit, and a relay module component. The connector component is electrically connectable to a drive board. Ink from an ink chamber is supplied to the head unit. The relay module component is between the connector component and the head unit. The relay module component is detachable from the connector component and the head unit. The relay module component includes a channel to supply the ink supplied from the ink chamber to the head unit.
Claims12
A liquid discharge head, comprising:
- a connector electrically connectable to a drive board;
- a head body to which ink from an ink chamber is supplied;
- and
- a relayer between the connector and the head body, the relayer being detachable from the connector and the head body, the relayer including a channel to supply the ink supplied from the ink chamber to the head body,
- wherein the relayer includes:
- a plurality of first relay portions at both end portions of the head body, each of the plurality of first relay portions having a vertical channel to supply the ink supplied from the ink chamber to the head body;
- and
- a second relay portion having a horizontal channel to relay supply of the ink between the plurality of first relay portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.