Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus is provided that includes a liquid discharger that discharges a liquid onto a transfer base material, an imager, a heater that applies energy to the transfer base material onto which the liquid is discharged to heat the transfer base material, and circuitry. The liquid discharger forms a test patch, with ink as the liquid, on the transfer base material separately from a portion where an image is formed, the imager captures an image of the test patch, and the circuitry is configured to determine an amount of ink bleeding in the transfer base material based on the image captured by the imager, and controls the heater to perform heating based on the amount of ink bleeding.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes multiple liquid discharge heads, a medium mover, and circuitry. The multiple liquid discharge heads include a first liquid discharge head to discharge a treatment liquid onto a region of the medium and a second liquid discharge head to discharge a color liquid onto the region to paint the region, on which the treatment liquid is applied, in a predetermined color. The circuitry causes the first and second liquid discharge heads to form an evaluation chart. The evaluation chart includes patterns different in a combination of a first discharge amount of the treatment liquid and a second discharge amount of the color liquid. Further, the circuitry performs a setting of the first discharge amount with respect to the second discharge amount according to the coloring, and causes the second liquid discharge head to discharge the treatment liquid onto the region based on the setting.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a first head tank configured to store a liquid, a first intermediate chamber storing the liquid flowing from the first head tank, a second intermediate chamber storing the liquid flowing from the first intermediate chamber in a flow direction of the liquid, a second head tank storing a liquid flowing from the second intermediate chamber, a first communicating part communicating with the first head tank and the first intermediate chamber, a second communicating part communicating with the second head tank and the second intermediate chamber, and a discharge part configured to discharge a liquid supplied from the first intermediate chamber and the second intermediate chamber.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head, a holder, a remover, a charger, a static eliminator, and a cleaner. The head discharges a liquid onto a medium to perform printing on the medium. The holder holds the head. The remover is disposed on the holder to remove a foreign substance on the medium. The charger charges the remover before the printing. The static eliminator eliminates static electricity from the remover after the printing. The cleaner cleans the remover after the static electricity has been eliminated therefrom.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a first head tank configured to store a liquid, a first intermediate chamber storing the liquid flowing from the first head tank, a second intermediate chamber storing the liquid flowing from the first intermediate chamber in a flow direction of the liquid, a second head tank storing a liquid flowing from the second intermediate chamber, a first communicating part communicating with the first head tank and the first intermediate chamber, a second communicating part communicating with the second head tank and the second intermediate chamber, and a discharge part configured to discharge a liquid supplied from the first intermediate chamber and the second intermediate chamber.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head, a holder, a remover, a charger, a static eliminator, and a cleaner. The head discharges a liquid onto a medium to perform printing on the medium. The holder holds the head. The remover is disposed on the holder to remove a foreign substance on the medium. The charger charges the remover before the printing. The static eliminator eliminates static electricity from the remover after the printing. The cleaner cleans the remover after the static electricity has been eliminated therefrom.