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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Riichi Saito, Fujisawa, JP;
Noribumi Koitabashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kanke, Yokohama, JP;
Kentarou Muro, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Okubo, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Suzuki, Nagareyama, JP;
Riichi Saito, Fujisawa, JP;
Noribumi Koitabashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kanke, Yokohama, JP;
Kentarou Muro, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Okubo, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Suzuki, Nagareyama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drying apparatus includes: a rotatable belt which has an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface contacts a sheet; a blowing mechanism which blows hot air on the sheet at a side of the outer surface; and a heating unit which includes a heating element and a contact surface which is disposed in contact with the inner surface. A plurality of rollers are arranged in a direction in which the sheet travels. The rollers are pressed against the outer surface of the belt with the travelling sheet being held between the rollers and the outer surface of the belt.