DRYING DEVICE, DRYING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Abstract: a drying device includes a housing in which an exhaust opening and a connection opening are arranged, a conveyor in the housing to convey a recording medium along a conveyance path, a heater in the housing to heat the recording medium on the conveyance path, a connection terminal to connect a line routed from an outside of the housing, a humidity sensor to detect a humidity inside the housing, an airflow fan to move air inside the housing to generate an airflow passing the connection terminal, an exhaust fan to discharge air inside the housing to an outside of the housing through the exhaust opening, a duct fan to discharge air inside the housing through an exhaust duct connected to the connection opening, and processing circuitry to control operations of the airflow fan, the exhaust fan, and the duct fan based on a detected humidity by the humidity sensor.

Inventor(s): Koki DAI

CPC Classification: B41J29/377 (Cooling or ventilating arrangements)

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