SHEET DRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH

Abstract: a sheet drying apparatus includes a conveyance portion, a drying portion, a suction fan unit, an exhaust portion, and first and second ducts. the conveyance portion conveys a sheet on which an image is formed with ink containing moisture. the drying portion heats and dries the sheet. the suction fan unit is arranged downstream of the drying portion in the conveyance direction of the sheet and includes a suction fan that sucks in air present in a drying space between the conveyance portion and the drying portion. the exhaust portion discharges the air sucked in by the suction fan unit. the first duct communicates the drying space with the suction fan. the second duct communicates the suction fan with the exhaust portion. the suction fan unit collects the air present in the drying space by sucking it in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction via the first duct.

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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