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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Stuart J. Boland, Denver, CO (US);
Scott Johnson, Erie, CO (US);
Constantino J. Tadiello, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Casey E. Walker, Boulder, CO (US);
Stuart J. Boland, Denver, CO (US);
Scott Johnson, Erie, CO (US);
Constantino J. Tadiello, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Casey E. Walker, Boulder, CO (US);
Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a dryer unit of a printer. In one embodiment, a dryer unit includes a light source having a plurality of lamps. The dryer unit further includes a controller that associates a target output power with each of the lamps of the light source. When in operation, the controller determines a speed of a printable medium that passes through the dryer unit. The controller is able to vary an intensity of light generated by the light source based on the speed of the printable medium by varying which of the lamps of the light source are energized to their target output power.