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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tsuchiya, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper humidifier includes a humidifying roller, a water supply roller, a suction roller and an intermediate roller. The humidifying roller comes in contact with a sheet and humidifies the sheet. The water supply roller is in contact with the humidifying roller and transfers water to the humidifying roller. The suction roller is partially dipped into water stored in a water reservoir. The intermediate roller is provided between the water supply roller and the suction roller, and is in contact with the water supply roller and the suction roller respectively. The intermediate roller is located above a liquid level of the water stored in the water reservoir. An outer peripheral surface of the suction roller, which rises out of the water stored in the water reservoir after being dipped in the water, rotates in a direction away from the water supply roller.