Patent 7905584 was granted and assigned to RICOH COMPANY,LTD. on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An image forming apparatus includes at least one liquid discharging head and a pressure release member. The at least one liquid discharging head is configured to discharge a liquid to form an image. The pressure release member is configured to adjust an inner air pressure in the at least one liquid discharging head to be continuously equivalent to an outer air pressure.