Liquid discharge apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsTsuguyori Kemma, Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Satoshi Ueno, Yuzo Obata, Kazuyoshi Kondo
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Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a body and a carriage disposed inside the body. A head is mounted on the carriage. The head discharges ink onto a recording medium and generates ink mist. An ink mist collector includes a fan that generates an air current that circulates in an air flow direction inside the body. A filter collects the ink mist generated by the head. At least one duct adjusts the air flow direction. An encoder is mounted on the carriage. The encoder is disposed downstream from the fan and disposed upstream from the head in the air flow direction.
Claims14
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a body;
- a carriage disposed inside the body;
- a head mounted on the carriage to discharge ink onto a recording medium and generate ink mist;
- an ink mist collector including:
- a fan to generate an air current that circulates in an air flow direction inside the body;
- a filter to collect the ink mist generated by the head;
- and
- at least one duct to adjust the air flow direction;
- and
- an encoder mounted on the carriage, the encoder disposed downstream from the filter and the fan and disposed upstream from the head in the air flow direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.