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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Miho Ota, Shiojiri, JP;
Tomohiro Yoda, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a medium processing apparatus, comprising: transport unit configured to transport a medium, a drying device configured to heat the medium, a temperature sensor configured to detect a surface temperature of the medium in a heated area, the heated area being heated by the drying device, and a control unit configured to control the drying device based on the surface temperature detected by the temperature sensor. The control unit start a warm-up operation controlling the heating unit to increase the surface temperature of the medium to a predefined temperature range, and controls transport of the medium during the warm-up operation so that the medium is within a predefined range where the medium is located in a detection area of the temperature sensor.