Ink jet printer having a dual function air cooling and drying system

Abstract

An ink jet printer including (a) a frame defining a sheet moving path and a printing zone; (b) copy sheet moving means for moving a supplied copy sheet along the sheet moving path and through the printing zone; (c) a printhead assembly mounted to the frame within the printing zone for printing liquid ink images onto one side of the supplied copy sheet; (d) electronic components including a controller connected to the sheet moving means and to the printhead assembly for controlling operations thereof; and (e) a dual function air cooling and drying system mounted to the frame for moving air to cool the electronic components and to then dry the liquid ink images on the one side of the supplied copy sheet, the dual function air cooling and drying system including conditioning means positioned between the electronic components and the liquid ink images on the supplied copy sheet for selectively varying a condition of air being moved from the electronic components to the liquid images.

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