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Image forming apparatus
US9162452B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9162452-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213726792-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Publication date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus includes a liquid jetting head for jetting liquid onto a recording medium and a movement mechanism for moving the liquid jetting head orthogonal to the recording medium. The movement mechanism includes translation cams movable in a direction orthogonal to the movement of the liquid jetting head, each of the translation cams including a cam gap into which a protruding part of the liquid jetting head is inserted. Each cam gap includes a parallel part and a slope part. The cap gaps of the translation cams are configured so as to constantly maintain a relationship in which when the protruding part is positioned in the slope part of the cap gap of one of the translation cams, the protruding part is positioned in the parallel part of the cap gap of the other translation cam.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a liquid droplet jetting head configured to jet liquid droplets onto a recording medium; and a movement mechanism configured to move the liquid droplet jetting head in a direction orthogonal to a liquid droplet jet receiving surface of the recording medium, wherein the movement mechanism includes a plurality of translation cams provided in a manner to be movable in a direction orthogonal to a movement direction of t…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B41J2/16547Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9162452B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes a liquid jetting head for jetting liquid onto a recording medium and a movement mechanism for moving the liquid jetting head orthogonal to the recording medium. The movement mechanism includes translation cams movable in a direction orthogonal to the movement of the liquid jetting head, each of the translation cams including a cam gap into which a protruding …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kitaoka Satoshi, Ricoh Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J2/16547. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 20 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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