US 8,783,851 B2 · Printing apparatus and sheet drying device

Abstract

To downsize a drying device that blows gas on a sheet to dry the sheet, a printing apparatus that includes a print head of an inkjet type is provided with a drying unit that dries a sheet printed by a print head. The drying unit has a plurality of conveying rollers that support the sheet; a conveying belt that conveys the sheet; and a nozzle that is arranged between the plurality of conveying rollers in a direction of the conveyance of the sheet by the conveying belt and blows gas toward the sheet. The nozzle has a blowout port and the blowout port is tilted with respect to a surface of the sheet, which is supported by the conveying rollers.

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Dependent claims

A printing apparatus comprising:

a print head of an inkjet type;
and
a drying device that dries a sheet printed by the print head, wherein
the drying device includes:
a plurality of rollers configured to support the sheet;
a conveyance unit having a belt configured to convey the sheet, wherein each of the rollers is biased toward the belt by an elastic part, and the sheet is conveyed while placed between the rollers and the belt;
and
a blowout unit that is arranged between the plurality of rollers in a direction of the conveyance of the sheet by the conveyance unit and configured to blow gas toward the sheet, wherein
the blowout unit includes a blowout port that is tilted with respect to a surface of the sheet being supported by the rollers.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Printing apparatus and sheet drying device

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Printing apparatus and sheet drying device

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