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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1988
Richard F Beaufort, Boise, ID (US);
Paul R Spencer, Meridian, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a uniform heat flux dryer system and method of an ink jet printer, including a 180.degree. contoured paper transport path for transferring paper from an input paper supply tray to an output paper collection tray. During this transfer, the paper receives a uniform heat flux from an infrared bulb which is located at the axis of symmetry for the paper transport path, and reflectors are positioned on each side of the infrared bulb to maximize heat transmission from the bulb to the paper during the ink drying process. Advantageously, the input and output paper trays may be vertically aligned on one side of the printer to facilitate loading and unloading of the paper.