Apparatus and method for drying ink deposited by ink jet printing
US5631685A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2206/046
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for drying ink deposited upon cut sheet of paper. The apparatus includes a microwave generating member to generate microwave energy for the ink and an applying member connected to said microwave generating member to apply resonating traveling microwaves to the paper. The applicator member includes a serpentine applicator for drying the ink and includes input slots and output slots for moving cut sheet of paper through the serpentine applicator. A transport member transports ink printed cut sheet paper stock from the input slot to the output slot by a belt running through the center of the applicator.
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