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US 2024/0190136 A1Published application
Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorKoji KAWAHARA
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Abstract
A liquid discharge head includes: a nozzle hole from which a liquid is dischargeable in a discharge direction; a channel communicating with the nozzle hole to supply the liquid to the nozzle hole; a needle valve movable in the discharge direction to openably close the nozzle hole; a driver to move the needle valve in the discharge direction; and a guide to guide the liquid in the channel toward the nozzle hole.
Claims11
A liquid discharge head comprising:
- a nozzle hole from which a liquid is dischargeable in a discharge direction;
- a channel communicating with the nozzle hole to supply the liquid to the nozzle hole;
- a needle valve movable in the discharge direction to openably close the nozzle hole;
- a driver to move the needle valve in the discharge direction;
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- a guide to guide the liquid in the channel toward the nozzle hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.