Apparatus, inlet air unit and liquid discharging apparatus

An apparatus, comprising:

• a temperature controlling member configured to heat or cool a conveyed substrate to which a liquid is applied, the conveyed substrate contacting an outer peripheral surface of the temperature controlling member;
• and
• an upstream inlet air unit configured to draw air between the substrate and the temperature controlling member, the upstream inlet air unit being provided upstream of a contact location of the substrate with the temperature controlling member, in a conveying direction,
• wherein the upstream inlet air unit includes an intake duct that covers a space between the substrate and the temperature controlling member, upstream of the contact location in the conveying direction,
• wherein the substrate and the temperature controlling member is configured to contact respective portions of outer peripheries of the intake duct,
• wherein the intake duct includes an inlet port for drawing air between the substrate and the temperature controlling member,
• wherein a width of the inlet port in a width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the substrate is larger than a width of the substrate, and
• wherein the upstream inlet air unit includes respective control members at both sides of the inlet port in the width direction, each control member being configured to control air being drawn through the inlet port.

An inlet air unit for releasably being held by an apparatus, the inlet air unit comprising:

• a fixed unit disposed in a predetermined location, with reference to an outer peripheral surface of a given temperature controlling member from among a plurality of temperature controlling members of an apparatus, each temperature controlling member being configured to heat or cool a conveyed substrate to which a liquid is applied, the conveyed substrate contacting the outer peripheral surface of the given temperature controlling member;
• at least one from among an upstream air inlet unit and a downstream air inlet unit, the upstream inlet air unit being configured to draw air between the substrate and the given temperature controlling member, the upstream inlet air unit being provided upstream of a contact location of the substrate with the given temperature controlling member, in a conveying direction, the downstream inlet air unit being configured to draw air between the substrate and the given temperature controlling member, the downstream inlet air unit being provided downstream of the contact location in the conveying direction;
• and
• a holding unit configured to hold the at least one from among the upstream air inlet unit and the downstream air inlet unit, the holding unit being configured to be detached from the fixed unit,
• wherein the upstream inlet air unit includes an intake duct that covers a space between the substrate and the temperature controlling member, upstream of the contact location in the conveying direction,
• wherein the substrate and the temperature controlling member is configured to contact respective portions of outer peripheries of the intake duct,
• wherein the intake duct includes an inlet port for drawing air between the substrate and the temperature controlling member,
• wherein a width of the inlet port in a width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the substrate is larger than a width of the substrate,
• wherein the upstream inlet air unit includes respective control members at both sides of the inlet port in the width direction, each control member being configured to control air being drawn through the inlet port, and
• wherein the downstream inlet air unit is disposed between a downstream support member and the contact location, the downstream support member being disposed downstream of the contact location in the conveying direction and in proximity to the downstream inlet air unit.