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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drying unit includes a first contact heating unit provided inside a housing, and a second contact heating unit provided downstream in a transport direction from the first contact heating unit inside the housing. The first contact heating unit includes a first contact heating surface configured to come into contact with a back surface of a medium after printing. The second contact heating unit includes a second contact heating surface configured to come into contact with the back surface of the medium after printing. The first contact heating surface is curved to have a shape protruding in a direction opposite to the second contact heating surface, and the second contact heating surface is curved to have a shape protruding in a direction opposite to the first contact heating surface. The first contact heating surface has a radius of curvature larger than that of the second contact heating surface.