Drying apparatus, printing apparatus, and drying method with temperature adjustment of medium
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsAkihiro Toya, Jun Yamada
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Abstract
A drying apparatus includes: a heat drying section that heats a medium to which a liquid has been applied from a first surface side of the medium; a temperature adjusting section that adjusts a temperature of the medium from a second surface side of the medium, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface; and a control section capable of controlling the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section. The control section controls the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section individually in accordance with the type of the medium.
Claims20
A drying apparatus comprising:
- a heat drying section that heats a medium to which a liquid has been applied from a first surface side of the medium;
- a temperature adjusting section that adjusts a temperature of the medium from a second surface side of the medium, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface;
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- a control section configured to control the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section,
- the control section being further configured to change a difference between the temperature of the medium on the first side and the temperature of the medium on the second surface side by controlling the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section individually in accordance with the type of the medium.
A drying method comprising:
- heating and drying a medium to which a liquid has been applied from a first surface side of the medium;
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- adjusting a temperature of the medium from a second surface side of the medium, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface,
- a difference between the temperature of the medium on the first side and the temperature of the medium on the second surface side being changed by executing the heating and drying of the medium and the adjusting of the temperature of the medium individually in accordance with the type of the medium.
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