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US 2018/0001664 A1Published application
Preheat zones
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPablo Vidal Alvarez, Andreas Müeller, Antonio Monclus Velasco, Adria Olmos Marin
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Abstract
In one example, a heat system includes a fluid movement device, a heater device, and a channel structure to direct fluid from the fluid movement device to a preheat zone.
Claims12
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A printing device, comprising:
- a chamber having an exit;
- a heater device to heat air;
- a fluid movement device to direct air heated by the heater device in the chamber;
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- a diffuser coupled to the exit of the chamber, the diffuser comprising:
- an inlet to receive heated air heated by the heater device from the chamber;
- a first outlet formed by a first wall oriented to guide a first portion of the heated air from the inlet toward a preheat zone, with respect to a media advance direction, to heat media before entering a print zone with the first portion of the heated air heated by the heater device;
- a second outlet formed by a second wall oriented to guide a second portion of the heated air from the inlet toward the print zone, with respect to the media advance direction, to heat the media while in the print zone with the second portion of the heated air heated by the heater device;
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- a division member that divides the inlet into the first outlet and the second outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.