Heating gas between an inlet and an outlet to printed media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsNuria Espinar Lacueva, Martin Urrutia Nebreda, Joseba Ormaechea Saracibar
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Abstract
Apparatus to provide heated gas to punted media. The apparatus includes a housing including: an inlet to receive gas from a fan; and an outlet defining at least one slot shaped nozzle to provide heated gas to printed media, the housing defining a direct path between the inlet and the outlet. The apparatus also includes a heater positioned within the housing to heat gas from the inlet.
Claims18
An apparatus to provide heated gas to printed media, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing including:
- an inlet to receive gas from a fan;
- and
- an outlet defining at least one slot shaped nozzle to provide heated gas to the printed media, the housing defining a direct path between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a width of the housing increases from the inlet to the outlet such that a first end of the housing is smaller than a second end of the housing, the first end of the housing comprising the inlet, and the second end of the housing comprising the outlet;
- and
- a heater positioned within the housing to heat the gas from the inlet, wherein a width of the heater follows the increasing width of the housing from the inlet to the outlet such that a first end of the heater closest to the first end of the housing is smaller than a second end of the heater closest to the second end of the housing.
An apparatus to provide heated gas to printed media, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing including:
- an inlet to receive gas from a fan;
- and
- an outlet defining at least one slot shaped nozzle to provide heated gas to the printed media, the housing defining a direct path between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a shape of a cross section of the housing changes between the inlet and the outlet, and wherein a first width of the housing increases from the inlet to the outlet, and a second width of the housing decreases from the inlet to the outlet;
- and
- a heater positioned within the housing to heat the gas from the inlet, wherein a width of the heater follows the increasing first width of the housing from the inlet to the outlet such that a first end of the heater closest to a first end of the housing is smaller than a second end of the heater closest to a second end of the housing, the first end of the housing comprising the inlet, and the second end of the housing comprising the outlet.
A printer apparatus comprising:
- a dryer module comprising:
- a housing including:
- an inlet to receive gas from a fan;
- and
- an outlet defining at least one slot shaped nozzle to provide heated gas to printed media, the housing defining a direct path between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a width of the housing increases from the inlet to the outlet such that a first end of the housing is smaller than a second end of the housing, the first end of the housing comprising the inlet, and the second end of the housing comprising the outlet;
- and
- a heater positioned within the housing to heat the gas from the inlet, wherein a width of the heater follows the increasing width of the housing from the inlet to the outlet such that a first end of the heater closest to the first end of the housing is smaller than a second end of the heater closest to the second end of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.