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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Ito, Chiba, JP;
Makoto Matsuo, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuri Shimamoto, Chiba, JP;
Hiroki Kajita, Saitama, JP;
Yushi Sadamitsu, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drying apparatus includes a conveyance apparatus, and an air blowing unit disposed above the conveyance unit. The air blowing unit includes a first pivot shaft that extends in a conveyance direction of the sheet. The conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance unit including a belt, and a plurality of stretching rollers, and a pivoting mechanism configured to pivot the conveyance unit about the second pivot shaft between a first position and a second position that differs from the first position. In a state where the air blowing unit is at the open position and the conveyance unit is positioned at the second position, the conveyance unit is configured to be drawn out to a rotational axis direction of the stretching rollers.