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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Urakami, Hachioji, JP;
Seiji Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ink heating device that is disposed on an inkjet recording device and heats ink includes an ink tank and at least one heater to heat the ink tank. The ink tank is an integrated unit of subtanks storing ink disposed along the longitudinal direction. The at least one heater heats both longitudinal ends of the ink tank to a temperature higher than a temperature of a central area in the longitudinal direction of the ink tank.