Image recording sheet moistening device and image printing apparatus
US7510610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0067
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet moistening device comprises a pair of moistening rollers which respectively have porous layers and form a nip to convey a sheet, and a dampening mechanism which supplies water to at least one of the pair of moistening rollers through a surface thereof. In the sheet moistening device, a roller surface hardness differs between the pair of moistening rollers. In addition, the sheet moistening device can further comprise a regulating device which regulates an amount of water to be supplied from the dampening mechanism to the moistening roller.
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