Liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge apparatus includes an apparatus body, a liquid discharge head in the apparatus body, the liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid, and a waste liquid tube coupled to a coupling portion of the apparatus body, the waste liquid tube having flexibility and including a spiral structure portion at least in a part of the waste liquid tube, the waste liquid tube configured to discharge, outside the apparatus body, a waste liquid discharged from the liquid discharge head.
1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body;
a liquid discharge head in the apparatus body, the liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid; and
a waste liquid tube coupled to a coupling portion of the apparatus body, the waste liquid tube having flexibility and at least partially including a spiral structure portion in the waste liquid tube, the waste liquid tube configured to discharge, outside the apparatus body, a waste liquid discharged from the liquid discharge head,
wherein the waste liquid tube is coupled to a waste liquid container outside the apparatus body,
wherein the waste liquid tube is configured to be disposed such that the waste liquid tube has a continuous incline in a gravity direction from the coupling portion toward the waste liquid container.
2. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the waste liquid tube is disposed in a gravity direction from the coupling portion toward the waste liquid container.
3. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the spiral structure portion has a helical shape extending downward in a gravity direction.
4. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the spiral structure portion is a cylindrical spring configured to expand and contract.
5. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body;
a liquid discharge head in the apparatus body, the liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid;
a waste liquid tube coupled to a coupling portion of the apparatus body, the waste liquid tube having flexibility, the waste liquid tube configured to discharge, outside the apparatus body, a waste liquid discharged from the liquid discharge head; and
a link mechanism configured to hold the waste liquid tube to expand and contract the waste liquid tube,
wherein the waste liquid tube is coupled to a waste liquid container outside the apparatus body,
wherein the waste liquid tube is configured to be disposed such that the waste liquid tube has a continuous incline in a gravity direction from the coupling portion toward the waste liquid container.
6. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the waste liquid tube is disposed in a gravity direction from the coupling portion toward the waste liquid container.
7. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the link mechanism is inside the apparatus body, and
the link mechanism is configured to be folded and unfolded along a guide.
8. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the link mechanism is outside the apparatus body, and
the link mechanism is configured to be folded and unfolded along a guide.
9. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body;
a liquid discharge head in the apparatus body, the liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid;
a waste liquid tube coupled to a coupling portion of the apparatus body, the waste liquid tube having flexibility, the waste liquid tube configured to discharge, outside the apparatus body, a waste liquid discharged from the liquid discharge head; and
a reel configured to rotate and wind the waste liquid tube around the reel,
wherein the waste liquid tube is coupled to a waste liquid container outside the apparatus body,
wherein the waste liquid tube is configured to be disposed such that the waste liquid tube has a continuous incline in a gravity direction from the coupling portion toward the waste liquid container.
10. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 9 ,
wherein the waste liquid tube is disposed in a gravity direction from the coupling portion toward the waste liquid container.
11. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a shaft to which the reel is rotatably fitted.
12. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a spiral spring between the reel and the shaft.
13. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a fixed wall;
a stopper between an outer peripheral surface of the reel and the fixed wall,
wherein the stopper is separable from a position between the outer peripheral surface of the reel and the fixed wall.