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Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2023
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kazutoshi Fujisawa, Okaya, JP;

Satoru Katagami, Matsumoto, JP;

Yuichi Washio, Shiojiri, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00222 (2021.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 11/0024 (2021.01); B41J 11/00242 (2021.01);
Abstract

A printing deviceincludes a setting sectionthat sets a roll-shaped print medium P, a winding sectionthat winds up the print medium P, a print headthat forms an image by ejecting ink onto an image forming surface Pof the print medium P, and a drying oventhat is disposed downstream of the print headin the transport direction and that is for drying ink that was ejected onto the print medium P, wherein the drying ovenincludes a heating sectionfor heating the print medium P and the heating sectionis configured such that the heating temperature at the inlet side of the drying ovenin the transport direction A is higher than the heating temperature at the outlet side of the drying ovenin the transport direction.


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