In-line dryer for a printer
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King, Janette Faye Lee
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Abstract
The invention provides a dryer for a printer such as a print on demand wallpaper printer. The dryer has a compartment with an opening across the top. The opening is in a path of a moving media web which is printed on by the printer. The opening is optionally covered by a door. A source of heated air is located above the opening and blows heated air downwardly onto the door, or the opening if the door is open. In general, the door covers the opening and acts to support the web when the door is closed. When the door is open, the moving web can enter the compartment.
Claims46
A dryer for a printer, the dryer comprising:
- a compartment with a top opening for receiving a media web fed from the printer, the top opening being configured so that the media web is received as a suspended partial loop within the compartment;
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- a source of heated air located above the top opening for blowing heated air into the compartment through the top opening to dry printing on the suspended partial loop of the media web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.