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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Takuma Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaya Hamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukie Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaya Hamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukie Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A dryer includes a conveyor to convey a film including a first surface onto which a liquid is applied, a noncontact heater to heat the first surface of the film conveyed by the conveyor without contacting the first surface, a contact heater to contact and heat a second surface of the film opposite the first surface, and circuitry to set a first heating temperature of the contact heater less than 85° C. and set a second heating temperature of the noncontact heater to be 30° C. to 90° C. higher than the first heating temperature.