Title:
LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016052769
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid discharge apparatus which can control ink circulation with a small number of active elements and can be reduced in size.SOLUTION: A liquid discharge apparatus comprises: a liquid discharge head having a pressure chamber communicating with a nozzle for discharging a liquid, a liquid supply port, and a liquid discharge port; a first gas chamber which contains gas in contact with a liquid discharged from the liquid discharge port; a second gas chamber which contains gas in contact with a liquid supplied to the liquid supply port; a third gas chamber that can be communicated with the first gas chamber; a first opening/closing part for switching a communication state of the first gas chamber and the third gas chamber; a forth gas chamber which is connected to the second gas chamber so as to be communicated therewith and is communicated with the third gas chamber; a second opening/closing part for switching a communication state of the second gas chamber and the forth gas chamber; a third opening/closing part for opening and closing the forth gas chamber with respect to the atmosphere; and a first volume variable part for changing the volume of the forth gas chamber.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Inventors:
KURIBAYASHI TADASHI
Application Number:
JP2014180544A
Publication Date:
April 14, 2016
Filing Date:
September 04, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KK
International Classes:
B41J2/175; B41J2/14; B41J2/18
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2013099925A | 2013-05-23 | |||
| JP2011213080A | 2011-10-27 | |||
| JP2012045810A | 2012-03-08 |
Foreign References:
| US20100039460A1 | 2010-02-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurata Masatoshi
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Takashi Mine
Naoki Kono
Katsu Sunagawa
Morisezo Iseki
Tadashi Inoue
Tatsushi Sato
Takashi Okada
Mihoko Horiuchi
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Takashi Mine
Naoki Kono
Katsu Sunagawa
Morisezo Iseki
Tadashi Inoue
Tatsushi Sato
Takashi Okada
Mihoko Horiuchi