Sheet humidification apparatus and humidification control method
US9618901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0135
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet humidification apparatus includes a detect sensor that detects a position of a sheet which is being conveyed; a humidifier that changes a humidification amount and humidifies the sheet; and a controller that controls the humidifier such that a first region on a front end side of the sheet in a conveyance direction is humidified with a first humidification amount, and a second region of the sheet other than the first region is humidified with a second humidification amount larger than the first humidification amount in accordance with a position of the sheet detected by the detect sensor.
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