Drying device and printing apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsWataru SAKAMOTO, Ken ONODERA, Toshihiro YOSHINUMA
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Abstract
A drying device includes a heater, a supporter, a controller, and a temperature detector. The heater heats a medium. The supporter is disposed opposite the heater to support the medium. The controller turns on the heater while the medium is conveyed, and turns off the heater when the medium is stopped. The temperature detector detects a temperature of the supporter. The controller is connected to the temperature detector to turn off the heater when the temperature detected with the temperature detector is a predetermined temperature or higher.
Claims11
A drying device comprising:
- a heater to heat a medium;
- a supporter disposed opposite the heater to support the medium;
- a controller to turn on the heater while the medium is conveyed and to turn off the heater when the medium is stopped;
- and
- a temperature detector to detect a temperature of the supporter,
- wherein the controller is connected to the temperature detector to turn off the heater when the temperature detected with the temperature detector is a predetermined temperature or higher.
A drying device comprising:
- a heater to heat a medium;
- a supporter disposed opposite the heater to support the medium;
- a controller to turn on the heater while the medium is conveyed and to turn off the heater when the medium is stopped;
- and
- a cut-off switch connected to the controller to cut off power supply to the heater when a temperature of the supporter is a predetermined temperature or higher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.