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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Toshihiro Yoshinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiro Yoshinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41F 23/04 (2006.01); B41F 33/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B01D 5/009 (2013.01); B41F 23/0403 (2013.01); B41F 33/16 (2013.01); B41J 2/17596 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dryer includes a heater configured to heat an object to dry the object, a plurality of collection devices configured to collect a liquid generated by liquefication of condensed vapor in the dryer, a drainage tube configured to drain the liquid from each of the plurality of collection devices, a pump configured to feed the liquid through the drainage tube, a switch configured to switch a connection between the plurality of collection devices and the switch, and a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure between the switch and the pump.