SHEET DRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH

Abstract: a sheet drying apparatus includes a first conveyance portion, a drying portion, a suction fan, an exhaust portion, first and second ducts, a separation fan, a separation duct, a cooling fan, and a cooling duct. the separation fan separates a sheet from the first conveyance portion at a separation position. the separation duct communicates the separation fan with the separation position. the cooling fan cools the suction fan. the cooling duct communicates the cooling fan with the suction fan. the suction fan and the second duct are arranged downstream of the drying portion. the separation fan, the separation duct, the cooling fan, and the cooling duct are arranged downstream of the suction fan and the second duct. the separation duct and the cooling duct are arranged so that at least parts of them overlap with each other as viewed from the width direction horizontally orthogonal to the conveyance direction.

Inventor(s): Masaki MURASHIMA, Minoru TOKONAMI, Hiroyuki UEDA, Mitsuhiro GODA

CPC Classification: B41J11/0022 (Devices or arrangements {of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers,} for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form (script supports connected to the typewriter or printer ))

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