Liquid discharge apparatus, image forming apparatus, and liquid discharge head unit adjustment method

Abstract

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head having a nozzle surface having nozzles to discharge a liquid onto a medium in a discharge direction; a conveyor to convey the medium to the head along a conveyance surface in a conveyance direction, the conveyor including a pair of conveyance guides on an upstream side and a downstream side of the head in the conveyance direction; a support between the pair of conveyance guides in the conveyance direction, the support supportable a distance detector at a position facing the head in the discharge direction, and the distance detector to detect a first distance and a second distance; and a lifter to move the head in the discharge direction according to the first distance from the distance detector to the conveyance surface of the conveyor; and the second distance from the distance detector to the nozzle surface of the head.

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