SHEET DRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH

Abstract: a sheet drying apparatus includes a conveyance portion, a drying portion, a heater voltage power supply, and a control portion. the conveyance portion conveys a sheet having an image formed on it with ink containing moisture. the drying portion has a heater arranged opposite the conveyance portion and heats and dries the sheet by using the heater. the heater voltage power supply applies an alternating-current voltage to the heater. the control portion controls the heater voltage power supply. the control portion can change the duty of the alternating-current voltage applied to the heater from an initial set value to an adjusted set value.

Inventor(s): Mitsuhiro GODA, Masaki MURASHIMA, Minoru TOKONAMI, Hiroyuki UEDA, Hisaji KAWAI, Shinya MATSUI, Koji IKAWA, Hironori YAMAUCHI

CPC Classification: B41J11/00212 ({using irradiation})

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