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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A processing device includes a first light source and a second light source configured to emit light having a peak wavelength from 900 nm to 2,100 nm, a first light receiving portion, a second light receiving portion, and a processing portion configured to subject a medium to processing of increasing or reducing an amount of moisture contained in the medium. the first light source and the first light receiving portion are positioned upstream of the processing portion in a transport direction of the medium, the first light source irradiates, with light, the medium, the first light receiving portion receives light reflected by the medium, the second light source and the second light receiving portion are positioned downstream of the processing portion in the transport direction, the second light source irradiates, with light, the medium, and the second light receiving portion receives light reflected by the medium.