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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Sugiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/377 (2013.01); B41M 7/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
An erasing apparatus includes a path configured to carry a sheet, and an erasing unit arranged on the path and configured to erase an image on the sheet by heating the sheet. The erasing apparatus further includes a fan configured to blow air downstream from the erasing unit in a sheet carrying direction, and a shutter disposed between the fan and the erasing unit and movable to control the amount of air blown by the fan from reaching the erasing unit.