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US 12,528,099 B2Granted
Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge method
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorKento Aoki
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Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a second medium, and a cleaner. The liquid discharge head discharges a liquid on the first medium. The second medium is different from the first medium. The liquid discharge head is dischargeable the liquid onto the second medium to form a test pattern. The cleaner cleans the second medium to remove the test pattern from the second medium.
Claims15
A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid on a first medium;
- a second medium different from the first medium, the second medium onto which the liquid discharge head is dischargeable the liquid to form a test pattern;
- a cleaner configured to clean the second medium to remove the test pattern from the second medium;
- and
- a mover configured to move the second medium between
- a discharge position at which the liquid discharge head discharges the liquid onto the second medium;
- and
- a cleaning position at which the cleaner cleans the second medium,
- wherein the cleaner includes a cleaning nozzle configured to spray a cleaning liquid to the second medium to clean the second medium, the cleaning nozzle laterally fixed in a position above the second medium, and
- wherein the mover includes a linear motion power cylinder configured to linearly move the second medium between the discharge position and the cleaning position.
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A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid on a first medium;
- a second medium different from the first medium, the second medium onto which the liquid discharge head is dischargeable the liquid to form a test pattern;
- a cleaner configured to clean the second medium to remove the test pattern from the second medium;
- and
- a mover configured to move the second medium between
- a discharge position at which the liquid discharge head discharges the liquid onto the second medium;
- and
- a cleaning position at which the cleaner cleans the second medium,
- wherein the cleaner includes a cleaning nozzle configured to spray a cleaning liquid to the second medium to clean the second medium, the cleaning nozzle laterally fixed in a position above the second medium, and
- wherein the mover includes a robot arm.
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A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid on a first medium;
- a second medium different from the first medium, the second medium onto which the liquid discharge head is dischargeable the liquid to form a test pattern, the liquid discharge head including a detector configured to detect a moving state of the second medium;
- a cleaner configured to clean the second medium to remove the test pattern from the second medium;
- a mover configured to move the second medium between:
- a discharge position at which the liquid discharge head discharges the liquid onto the second medium, and
- a cleaning position at which the cleaner cleans the second medium;
- and
- a controller configured to control the liquid discharge head, the cleaner, and the mover based on a detection result of the detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.