Liquid discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of head arrays each including a plurality of liquid discharge heads to discharge a liquid from nozzles onto a medium;
a drum to rotate and convey the medium to a position facing the plurality of head arrays; and
a wiper to wipe the plurality of liquid discharge heads;
wherein each of the plurality of head arrays includes at least two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads spaced over a circumferential portion of the drum, and the plurality of liquid discharge heads are inclined at different angles in each of the two lines, andthe wiper includes a web having a width to cover the two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads, and the web includes a plurality of wiping surfacesinclined at the different angles in accordance with the two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a plurality of head arrays each including a plurality of liquid discharge heads to discharge a liquid from nozzles onto a medium, a drum to rotate and convey the medium to a position facing the plurality of head arrays, and a wiper to wipe the plurality of liquid discharge heads. The plurality of head arrays is inclined at different angles, and the wiper includes a plurality of wiping surfaces to wipe nozzle surfaces of the plurality of liquid discharge heads of the plurality of head arrays, respectively, the nozzles are formed on the nozzle surfaces, and the plurality of wiping surfaces is inclined at the different angles in accordance with the plurality of head arrays, respectively.
-
Citations
13 Claims
-
1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
-
a plurality of head arrays each including a plurality of liquid discharge heads to discharge a liquid from nozzles onto a medium; a drum to rotate and convey the medium to a position facing the plurality of head arrays; and a wiper to wipe the plurality of liquid discharge heads; wherein each of the plurality of head arrays includes at least two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads spaced over a circumferential portion of the drum, and the plurality of liquid discharge heads are inclined at different angles in each of the two lines, and the wiper includes a web having a width to cover the two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads, and the web includes a plurality of wiping surfaces inclined at the different angles in accordance with the two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
-
a plurality of head arrays each including a plurality of liquid discharge heads to discharge a liquid from nozzles onto a medium; a drum to rotate and convey the medium to a position facing the plurality of head arrays; and a wiper including a web to wipe nozzle surfaces of the plurality of liquid discharge heads, wherein each of the plurality of head arrays includes at least two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads spaced over a circumferential portion of the drum, and the plurality of liquid discharge heads are inclined at different angles in each of the two lines, and, the nozzles being formed on the nozzle surfaces, the web having a width to cover the two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads, and the wiper includes a moving mechanism to move the web from a first position facing one of the two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads to a second position facing another one of the two lines of the plurality of liquid discharge heads inclined at a different angle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
Specification