Patent ID: 11919299
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A droplet discharge apparatus, comprising:
a first discharger, comprising a plurality of nozzles, configured to discharge droplets to a first area;
a second discharger, comprising a plurality of nozzles, configured to discharge droplets to a second area adjacent to the first area;
a control device configured to:
acquire a first characteristic value from a measurement of the first area on which the droplets discharged by the first discharger land;
acquire a second characteristic value from a measurement of the second area on which the droplets discharged by the second discharger land; and
adjust the first discharger so that a difference between the first characteristic value and the second characteristic value to be within a range.