Image recording apparatus with heating of recording medium on which recording has been performed and with branched conveying path
US12070936B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/103
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes a recording unit that records an image on a recording medium, a discharge unit configured to discharge the recording medium on which recording has been performed by the recording unit, a first conveying path for conveying the recording medium from the recording unit to the discharge unit, a heating unit configured to heat the recording medium on which recording has been performed by the recording unit and disposed on the first conveying path, and a second conveying path configured to branch off from the first conveying path at a branching portion between the heating unit and the discharge unit and configured to merge with the first conveying path between the recording unit and a stacking unit on the first conveying path.
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