Patent ID: 8197048

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a liquid discharger including a liquid discharge head, the liquid discharge head being configured to discharge a droplet of liquid so as to form an image, the liquid discharge head including a plurality of individual channels communicating with corresponding nozzles from which the liquid is discharged; a common channel configured to supply the liquid to the individual channels; a buffer chamber adjacent to the common channel through a deformable part; a communicating path connecting the buffer chamber and an outside; and a deformable portion provided in the communicating path, wherein: the buffer chamber is formed of at least two stacked members, the buffer chamber includes a plurality of first buffer chamber parts and a plurality of second buffer chamber parts, the first buffer chamber parts being formed of a first one of the stacked members, the first one being in contact with the deformable part, the second buffer chamber parts being formed of a second one of the stacked members, the second one being out of contact with the deformable part, and the first buffer chamber parts and the second buffer chamber parts are positioned to be offset from each other in a direction in which the nozzles are arranged.