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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Jae-myoung Choi, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-Do, KR;
Abstract
A photoreceptor web drying unit of a liquid electrophotographic printer includes a plurality of heating sources, installed close to but not contacting a photoreceptor web, for generating heat used for drying and vaporizing liquid carrier, a manifold, encompassing the heating sources, for collecting gas carrier vaporized by the heating sources, a circulation line, forming a closed loop connected to the manifold, for forming a path for circulation of the gas carrier collected in the manifold, an inlet duct, installed at the manifold to be connected to the circulation line, through which the gas carrier vaporized by the heating sources can flow, and a blowing duct, installed at the manifold to be connected to the circulation line, through which air can flow into the manifold. Thus, since the drying unit is formed in a non-contact method with respect to the photoreceptor web, images are not inadvertently picked-up by the drying unit. Also, since the drying unit reduces image defects, the quality of the printed image is improved.