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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicants:
Satoshi Kitaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Yoshinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Ken Onodera, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 13/08 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41F 23/04 (2006.01); F26B 3/04 (2006.01); F26B 13/18 (2006.01); F26B 21/02 (2006.01); F26B 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41F 23/04 (2013.01); B41F 23/0426 (2013.01); F26B 3/04 (2013.01); F26B 13/18 (2013.01); F26B 21/02 (2013.01); F26B 21/10 (2013.01); B41J 11/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dryer for conveying and drying an object to be dried, the dryer includes a conveyor including a first path and a second path along which the object to be dried is conveyed, a conveyance direction of the second path being different from a conveyance direction of the first path, and a blower to blow air onto the object to be dried. The blower includes a first air outlet that faces the first path and blows the air onto the object to be dried conveyed along the first path, and a second air outlet that faces the second path and blows the air onto the object to be dried conveyed along the second path.