Inkjet printer
AssigneeRoland Dg Corporation
InventorHisaya MATSUOKA
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Abstract
An inkjet printer includes an air blower that blows air toward a recording medium and includes a case including an outlet opening through which external air, taken inside through an inlet opening, is discharged outside, and an opening in a portion facing a table. The case is located at least to one side of an ink head in a main scanning direction. The air blower further includes a fan that is located in the case and sends air through the outlet opening toward the recording medium placed on the table, a heater that is located in the case and heats the air sent from the fan, and a heat radiation layer that is exposed outside through the opening and radiates at least a portion of heat generated by the heater.
Claims10
An inkjet printer, comprising:
- a table on which a recording medium is to be placed;
- an ink head that is located above the table and discharges ink toward the recording medium placed on the table;
- a carriage that has the ink head mounted thereon and is movable in a main scanning direction;
- and
- an air blower that is mounted on the carriage and blows air toward the recording medium;
- wherein
- the air blower includes:
- a case including an inlet opening through which external air is taken inside, an outlet opening through which the external air, taken inside through the inlet opening, is discharged outside, and an opening in a portion facing the table, the case being located at least to one side of the ink head in the main scanning direction;
- a fan that is located in the case, absorbs the external air through the inlet opening and sends air through the outlet opening toward the recording medium placed on the table;
- a heater that is located in the case and heats the air sent from the fan;
- and
- a heat radiation layer that is exposed outside through the opening and radiates at least a portion of heat generated by the heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.