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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tadashi Aizawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); H05B 6/46 (2006.01); H05B 6/54 (2006.01); H05B 6/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00216 (2021.01); B41J 11/0021 (2021.01); B41J 11/00242 (2021.01); H05B 6/46 (2013.01); H05B 6/54 (2013.01); H05B 6/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a dielectric heating apparatus for heating a first ink and a second ink that adhere to a medium. The first ink contains carbon black, and the second ink does not contain carbon black. The dielectric heating apparatus includes: a first electrode unit as an electrode unit configured to heat the first ink and the second ink, the first electrode unit including a first electrode and a second electrode that face the medium; and a first voltage application unit configured to apply an AC voltage having a frequency of 300 MHz or more and 300 GHz or less to the first electrode and the second electrode.