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US 2011/0216139 A1Published application
Drying apparatus, recording apparatus, and drying method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorKunihiko MATSUHASHI
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Abstract
A drying apparatus includes a fluid supply mechanism configured to supply a fluid as a heat medium for controlling a target to a desired temperature. The fluid supply mechanism supplies the fluid to a space region disposed on one surface side of the target, to increase the pressure in the target from the one surface side.
Claims20
A drying apparatus comprising:
- a fluid supply mechanism configured to supply a fluid as a heat medium for controlling a target to a desired temperature, the fluid supply mechanism being configured to supply the fluid to a space region disposed on one surface side of the target to increase pressure on the target from the one surface side.
A drying method comprising:
- increasing the pressure on a target from one surface side by supplying a space region disposed on one surface side of the target, with a fluid as a heat medium for controlling the target to a desired temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.