Liquid discharge apparatus
US12202269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J3/4078
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a head including a nozzle from which a liquid is discharged; a cap configured to cover a nozzle surface having the nozzle; a first container configured to store a moisturizing liquid; a pump connected to the cap, the pump configured to generate a negative pressure in a space formed between the cap and the nozzle surface; a second container; and a waste liquid path connecting the cap and the second container, and the first container connected to the waste liquid path.
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