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US 10,882,339 B2Granted
Dryer and printer
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorToshihiro Yoshinuma
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Abstract
A dryer includes a heater configured to heat an object to dry the object, a plurality of collection devices configured to collect a liquid generated by liquefication of condensed vapor in the dryer, a drainage tube configured to drain the liquid from each of the plurality of collection devices, a pump configured to feed the liquid through the drainage tube, a switch configured to switch a connection between the plurality of collection devices and the switch, and a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure between the switch and the pump.
Claims8
A dryer comprising:
- a heater configured to heat an object to dry the object;
- a plurality of collection devices configured to collect a liquid generated by liquefication of condensed vapor in the dryer;
- a drainage tube configured to drain the liquid from each of the plurality of collection devices;
- a pump configured to feed the liquid through the drainage tube;
- a switch configured to switch a connection between the plurality of collection devices and the switch;
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- a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure between the switch and the pump.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.