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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTatsuro Watanabe
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An image forming apparatus includes a recording head part configured to include plural heads configured to discharge liquid droplets and a head tank provided for the plural heads; a distribution member configured to distribute liquid to the respective heads of the recording head part via the head tank; a circulation path configured to return the liquid to the distribution member from the head tank of the recording head part; an air-liquid separation tank, provided in the circulation path, configured to separate air bubbles and the liquid; a circulation pump, provided in the circulation path, configured to send the liquid from the head tank to the distribution member; and a control part configured to control operations of removing air bubbles contained in the head tanks. The control part is configured to drive the circulation pump intermittently.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
A method of controlling operations of removing air bubbles contained in a head tank provided for plural heads of a recording head part in an image forming apparatus, the plural heads discharging liquid droplets, and liquid being distributed by a distribution member to the plural heads via the head tank, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable information recording medium storing a program which, when executed by one or plural computer processors, performs a method of controlling operations of removing air bubbles contained in a head tank provided for plural heads of a recording head part in an image forming apparatus, the heads discharging liquid droplets, and liquid being distributed by a distribution member to the plural heads via the head tank, the method comprising:
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