Medium heating device and heating method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTomohiro YODA
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Abstract
A liquid ejecting device includes a heating unit configured to heat a medium transported in a state where liquid adheres to the medium, and a control unit configured to control the heating unit. The control unit determines whether the medium is wound downstream, in a transport direction, from an area heated by the heating unit. When the control unit determines that the medium is wound, the control unit controls the heating unit at a first heating set temperature, and, when the control unit determines that the medium is not wound, the control unit controls the heating unit at a second heating set temperature that is lower than the first heating set temperature.
Claims5
A medium heating device, comprising:
- a heating unit configured to heat a medium transported in a state where liquid adheres to the medium;
- and
- a control unit configured to control the heating unit, wherein
- the control unit determines whether the medium is wound downstream, in a transport direction, from an area heated by the heating unit,
- when the control unit determines that the medium is wound, the control unit controls the heating unit at a first heating set temperature, and,
- when the control unit determines that the medium is not wound, the control unit controls the heating unit at a second heating set temperature that is lower than the first heating set temperature.
A heating method for heating a medium transported in a state where liquid adheres to the medium, the heating method comprising:
- determining whether the medium is wound downstream, in a transport direction, from a heated area in which the medium is heated by the heating unit;
- controlling, when it is determined that the medium is wound, the heating unit at a first heating set temperature;
- and
- controlling, when it is determined that the medium is not wound, the heating unit at a second heating set temperature that is lower than the first heating set temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.