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Drying device and image forming apparatus

US9340041B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2015
Grant dateMay 17, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/423
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a drying device including a plurality of surface-emitting laser elements each having a plurality of laser elements and arranged along a feeding direction of a recording medium. First power supplying pads are respectively provided at both ends of an electrode on a laser illumination surface of each surface-emitting laser element in a width direction of the recording medium and a second power supplying pad is provided at one end of the electrode on a backside of each surface-emitting laser element in the feeding direction. The respective first power supplying pads of the surface-emitting laser element arranged at an upstream-side in the feeding direction and the second power supplying pad of the surface-emitting laser element arranged at a downstream-side in the feeding direction are connected to each other by wires.

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