Dryers for Printed Media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsNuria Espinar Lacueva, Eduardo Martin Orue, Alberto Arredondo
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Abstract
Dryers (300) comprising a first surface (102) and a deflector (302). The first surface comprises at least one opening (104) through which air is forced during use to dry a printed media and the deflector comprises (302) a second surface to change the direction of airflow passing through the at least one opening. The deflector guides the direction of the airflow such that it flows substantially in a direction corresponding to the direction of travel (310) of the printed media.
Claims15
A dryer comprising:
- a first surface comprising at least one opening through which air is forced during use to dry a printed media;
- and
- a deflector comprising a second surface to change a direction of airflow passing through the at least one opening;
- wherein the deflector guides the direction of the airflow such that it flows in a direction corresponding to the direction of travel of the printed media.
A printer wherein media is fed, during use, into the printer in a first direction comprising;
- a surface comprising at least one slot through which air is forced during use;
- and
- a deflector to change a direction of airflow to correspond with the first direction.
A method of drying printed media, the method comprising:
- impinging air onto a printed media moving in a first direction;
- and
- using a deflector to guide the air such that the air flows over the printed media in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.