Liquid discharge apparatus
US8226220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17509
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head which reciprocates in a first direction on a predetermined plane and which discharges the liquids; liquid supply sources which store the liquids; flexible tubes which are arranged in a state of being bent and separated from each other and each of which constructs a part of a liquid flow passage; and a regulating member which is arranged on an outer circumferential side of the bent tubes and which regulates movement of the tubes, and connecting ports of the liquid discharge head, to which first ends of the flexible tubes are connected, are arranged in a second direction on the plane; the tubes are arranged in a third direction intersecting the predetermined plane at fixed portion of the tubes; and the regulating member has accommodating sections which accommodate the flexible tubes respectively.
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