Title:
LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND MOLDING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020078914
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a liquid discharge device, image formation apparatus and molding apparatus which can reduce the degradation of the image quality due to the disturbance to a path of liquid and suppress layout restriction and cost increase.SOLUTION: A liquid discharge device includes: a storage tank which stores liquid; a discharge head which discharges the liquid; a first liquid feeding part which feeds the liquid to the discharge head from the storage tank; a supply tank which is arranged on the upstream side of the discharge head and stores the liquid fed from the first liquid feeding part in the state of being opened to the atmosphere; a branch path which branches a portion of the liquid from a liquid path of feeding the liquid from the first liquid feeding part to the supply tank; and a liquid amount control mechanism which is arranged on the downstream side of the discharge head and controls the flow amount of the liquid flowing to the discharge head.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
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Inventors:
WAKASA RYOKI
MORI ATSUSHI
UEMATSU YUICHIRO
MORI ATSUSHI
UEMATSU YUICHIRO
Application Number:
JP2018213948A
Publication Date:
May 28, 2020
Filing Date:
November 14, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
B41J2/175; B41J2/01; B41J2/18
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Sakai