Dryer for a recording medium
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorFutoshi Yoshida
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Abstract
A circulation duct circulates dry air, which has been jetted to a photosensitive material, in a dryer. A temperature sensor is disposed near an entry of the circulation duct to detect a temperature of the circulation air. A controller obtains temperature information of the circulation air from the temperature sensor. On the basis of the temperature information, a heater is controlled to adjust a temperature of the dry air. When the temperature of the circulation air decreases, the temperature decline is simultaneously detected to raise the temperature of the dry air. Thus, the temperature of the dry air is fixedly kept, and dry processing of the photosensitive material becomes stable. Further, a drying speed is prevented from lowering.
Claims11
A dryer for drying a wet recording medium, which is carried in a drying chamber, by jetting dry air, said dryer comprising:
- a blower for sending said dry air into said drying chamber;
- a heater for heating said dry air to be sent into said drying chamber by said blower;
- a circulation duct for circulating said dry air, which has been jetted to said recording material, to return said dry air to said blower;
- a first temperature sensor disposed at said circulation duct to detect a temperature of circulation air circulated by said circulation duct;
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- a controller for controlling said heater on the basis of temperature information detected by said first temperature sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.