Patent ID: 11858271
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. The liquid discharge device according to claim 1,
wherein the liquid discharger includes a first liquid discharger and a second liquid discharger adjacent to and downstream from the first liquid discharger in the movement direction,
wherein the contact force of the cleaner contacting the second end of the first liquid discharger and the first end of the second liquid discharger is smaller than the contact force of the cleaner contacting a portion of the liquid discharger other than the first end and the second end of the first liquid discharger and the second liquid discharger, and
wherein the contact force of the cleaner coming into contact with the first end of the first liquid discharger from a state in which the cleaner does not contact the liquid discharger is smaller than the contact force of the cleaner contacting the second end of the first liquid discharger and the first end of the second liquid discharger.