| 摘要 |
A liquid discharge device includes: a liquid discharge head that includes a nozzle surface on which a plurality of nozzles discharging liquid are disposed; a moisture retention cap that includes a liquid storage portion including a bottom surface inclined with respect to a horizontal plane and storing moisturizing liquid, a supply port supplying the moisturizing liquid to the liquid storage portion, and a discharge port provided on the bottom surface so as to be disposed below the supply port and discharging the moisturizing liquid, and retains the moisture of the nozzle surface; moving means for moving the liquid discharge head to an image formation position where the liquid discharge head discharges liquid to form an image on a medium and a standby position where moisture of the nozzle surface is retained; and moisturizing liquid controller controlling a level of the moisturizing liquid stored in the liquid storage portion. |
