Liquid discharge head and image forming apparatus

Abstract

A liquid discharge head includes multiple nozzles, a liquid channel, a supply tank, and a supply port. The multiple nozzles discharge a liquid. The liquid channel communicates with the multiple nozzles, to flow the liquid through the liquid channel in a flow direction. The supply tank has a supply tank inlet to supply the liquid from the liquid channel into the supply tank and a supply tank outlet to discharge the liquid from the supply tank to the liquid channel toward the multiple nozzles in the flow direction. The supply port supplies the liquid to the supply tank inlet of the supply tank through the liquid channel. The supply tank is disposed between the supply port and the multiple nozzles in the liquid channel. The supply tank inlet is disposed below the supply tank outlet in a gravity direction.

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