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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yutaro Harada, Nagano, JP;
Kohei Ueno, Nagano, JP;
Akinori Muromachi, Nagano, JP;
Hidetoshi Kodama, Nagano, JP;
Kazuyoshi Ohashi, Nagano, JP;
Tsuyoshi Furumido, Nagano, JP;
Hirohisa Adachi, Matsukawa-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/60 (2006.01); B41J 13/26 (2006.01); B65H 29/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 3/60 (2013.01); B41J 13/26 (2013.01); B65H 29/125 (2013.01); G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); G03G 15/6582 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01); B65H 2301/33312 (2013.01); B65H 2301/517 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1115 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1422 (2013.01); B65H 2404/611 (2013.01); B65H 2404/6111 (2013.01); B65H 2801/27 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intermediate unit includes a transportation path along which a medium, on which printing has been performed by a printing unit that performs printing on the medium by using liquid, is transported to a post processing unit that performs post processing on the medium. The transportation path is provided with a drying unit that accelerates the drying of the medium. The drying unit is driven according to the printing data.