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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2016
Applicant:

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);

Inventors:

William Winters, Sumner, WA (US);

Robert Yraceburu, Vancouver, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41F 23/04 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 23/0426 (2013.01); B41F 23/0466 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01);
Abstract

An airflow device includes a motor to drive an impeller to cause a first airflow and a second airflow. A housing at least partially encloses the motor and impeller, and the housing defines at least a first path and a second path. Via the first path, the first airflow recirculates and is heated with the first path including a first wall with a nozzle array through which the first airflow passes to contact printed media passing external to the first wall. The second path receives a second airflow of air to travel alongside the motor and exit through a first port to join the first airflow at the impeller.


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