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US 7,137,694 B2Granted
Ink drying system for printer
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJordi Ferran, Xavier Soler, Carles Boy, Alejandro Manuel de Pena, Jorge Menendez
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Abstract
An ink drying system for printer includes an IR heating element. A guide is configured to concentrate heat energy from the IR heating element to warm print media. A controller is configured to control operation of the IR heating element.
Claims11
An ink drying system for a printer, comprising:
- an IR heating element;
- a guide, to concentrate heat energy from the IR heating element on print media, wherein the guide comprises:
- a collimator to direct IR energy in a substantially straight line, substantially parallel to a carriage rod upon which a printhead travels;
- and
- a light pipe, movable along a direction parallel to the carriage rod, to receive IR energy from the collimator and to deliver IR energy to print media adjacent to the printhead;
- and
- a controller procedure to control operation of the IR heating element.
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