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US 2020/0039217 A1Published application
Liquid discharge head, head unit, apparatus for discharging liquid, and liquid discharging method
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsTadashi KAIBA, Shuusei MURAI
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Abstract
A liquid discharge head for controlling discharging of liquid, the liquid discharge head including a valve body configured to be movable, and to be pressed towards a discharge port from which the liquid is discharged; and a recessed portion provided in the valve body at a position facing the discharge port.
Claims7
A liquid discharge head for controlling discharging of liquid, the liquid discharge head comprising:
- a valve body configured to be movable, and to be pressed towards a discharge port from which the liquid is discharged;
- and
- a recessed portion provided in the valve body at a position facing the discharge port.
A liquid discharging method for discharging liquid, the liquid discharging method comprising:
- pressing a valve body, which is movable, towards a discharge surface including a discharge port from which the liquid is discharged, to come into contact with the discharge surface, the valve body including a recessed portion formed at a position facing the discharge port;
- and
- pressing the valve body toward the discharge port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.