Liquid discharge apparatus, head unit and mist collector
US11571903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/38
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a head, a fixing device and a mist collector configured to collect a mist of a liquid. The mist collector and the fixing device are arranged side by side in this order in a first direction. The mist collector is provided with an air channel having a suction port and an exhaust port. The air channel has: a first part and a second part connected to an other end of the first part. The exhaust port is opened, in the second part, toward any one of directions which are: a direction including a direction opposite to the first direction as a directional component thereof, a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and a second direction, and a direction opposite to the third direction.
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