Liquid discharge apparatus
US-2024025176-A1 · Jan 25, 2024 · US
Image forming device
US8955945B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8955945-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314044957-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 30, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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An image forming device includes a drive transfer device that selectively transmits a driving force of a first drive source to one of liquid feed pumps, a suction part of a maintenance recovery device and an air-vent opening part. The air-vent opening part is arranged to have a maximum driving-force transmission path leading to the drive transfer device among the liquid feed pumps, the suction part and the air-vent opening part. The maintenance recovery device, the drive transfer device and the liquid feed pumps are arranged in order in a sheet transport direction. The suction part of the maintenance recovery device and the drive transfer device are arranged on opposite sides of a cap of the maintenance recovery device in the sheet transport direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming device, comprising: a recording head adapted to discharge liquid drops of different kinds; a plurality of head tanks that supply liquids of the different kinds to the recording head; a plurality of main tanks that accommodate the liquids to be supplied to the recording head; a plurality of liquid feed pumps that supply the liquids from the plurality of main tanks to the plurality of head tanks and send back the liquids from the plurali…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- B41J2/16505Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8955945B2 cover?
- An image forming device includes a drive transfer device that selectively transmits a driving force of a first drive source to one of liquid feed pumps, a suction part of a maintenance recovery device and an air-vent opening part. The air-vent opening part is arranged to have a maximum driving-force transmission path leading to the drive transfer device among the liquid feed pumps, the suction …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Miwa Atsushi, Sawai Tomohiro, Kubo Isamu, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J2/16523. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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