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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Ryota Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Sakaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Yanagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Yoshinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Onodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Sawahata, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Sakaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiki Yanagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kaori Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Yoshinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Onodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Sawahata, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drying device includes heaters disposed along the direction of conveyance of a recording medium to which liquid is applied, the heaters being configured to heat the recording medium, wherein the recording medium is conveyed in contact with the heaters on a conveyance path including a first path on which the recording medium is conveyed in contact with the heaters for the second time and a second path on which the recording medium is conveyed in contact with the heaters for the second time, wherein a dried film of the liquid formed by the following method has a Martens hardness of 30 N/mmor greater at 120 degrees C.: method: the liquid is applied to a glass plate to form a film and the film is dried with a reduced pressure at 100 degrees C. for three hours to obtain the dried film having an average thickness of 5 μm.