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Patent Inventor Names
Yasuhiko Kachi0
Tsutomu Takatsuka0
Date of Patent
December 23, 2008
0Patent Application Number
109464850
Date Filed
September 22, 2004
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The image forming apparatus comprises: a discharging head which has a nozzle surface on which nozzles for discharging liquid droplets are formed; a medium supporting device which supports a recording medium, the medium supporting device being disposed in a position opposing the nozzle surface of the discharging head, the medium supporting device including a liquid collecting device having inclined surfaces along which liquid entering from a side of the discharging head is slidable downwards, and openings formed at bases of the inclined surfaces and connecting to a rear surface of the medium supporting device; and a suctioning device which suctions the liquid through the openings in the liquid collecting device.
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