Drying apparatus, printing apparatus, and drying method with temperature adjustment of medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9702624-B2
Application number	US-201514962073-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Dec 15, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A drying apparatus includes: a heat drying section that heats a medium to which a liquid has been applied from a first surface side of the medium; a temperature adjusting section that adjusts a temperature of the medium from a second surface side of the medium, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface; and a control section capable of controlling the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section. The control section controls the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section individually in accordance with the type of the medium.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drying apparatus comprising:
a heat drying section that heats a medium to which a liquid has been applied from a first surface side of the medium;
a temperature adjusting section that adjusts a temperature of the medium from a second surface side of the medium, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface; and
a control section configured to control the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section,
the control section being further configured to change a difference between the temperature of the medium on the first side and the temperature of the medium on the second surface side by controlling the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section individually in accordance with the type of the medium.

2. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section controls the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section individually based on a set that includes a first target value indicating a target temperature value for the first surface side and a second target value indicating a target temperature value for the second surface side and that is different depending on the type of the medium.

3. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 2 .

4. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section controls the temperature adjusting section so that an amount of heat outputted from the temperature adjusting section to the medium is lower when using a second medium having a lower glass transition point than a first medium than when using the first medium as the medium.

5. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 4 .

6. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section controls the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section so that a difference between an amount of heat outputted from the heat drying section to the medium and an amount of heat outputted from the temperature adjusting section to the medium is greater when using a second medium having a lower glass transition point than a first medium than when using the first medium as the medium.

7. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 6 .

8. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a control table that defines, on a medium type-by-medium type basis, amounts of heat applied to the medium by the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section,
wherein the control section controls operations of the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section by referring to the control table.

9. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 8 .

10. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the heat drying section dries the medium using the same output regardless of the type of the medium.

11. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 10 .

12. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the temperature adjusting section includes a cooling device for cooling the second surface of the medium.

13. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 12 .

14. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section controls the temperature adjusting section so that a temperature on the second surface side is lower when using a second medium having a lower glass transition point than a first medium than when using the first medium as the medium.

15. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 14 .

16. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section controls the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section so that a temperature on the first surface side is greater than or equal to a temperature on the second surface side and so that a difference between the temperature on the first surface side and the temperature on the second surface side is greater when using a second medium having a lower glass transition point than a first medium than when using the first medium as the medium.

17. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 16 .

18. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the temperature adjusting section includes a cylindrical support portion having a circumferential surface configured such that the medium is wrapped thereupon and an adjustment mechanism section that adjusts a temperature of the circumferential surface; and
the heat drying section and the temperature adjusting section dry the medium in a state where the medium is wrapped upon the circumferential surface.

19. A printing apparatus comprising:
an ejecting section for ejecting a liquid onto a medium; and
the drying apparatus according to claim 1 .

20. A drying method comprising:
heating and drying a medium to which a liquid has been applied from a first surface side of the medium; and
adjusting a temperature of the medium from a second surface side of the medium, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface,
a difference between the temperature of the medium on the first side and the temperature of the medium on the second surface side being changed by executing the heating and drying of the medium and the adjusting of the temperature of the medium individually in accordance with the type of the medium.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Toya Akihiro
• Yamada Jun

Classifications

• B41J11/002 Primary

  Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating · CPC title

• F26B13/18

  heated {or} cooled, {e.g. from inside, the material being dried on the outside surface by conduction} · CPC title

• F26B13/183 Primary

  Arrangements for heating, cooling, condensate removal · CPC title

• F26B17/284

  the materials being dried on the non-perforated surface of heated rollers or drums (arrangements for heating or cooling drums, for removal of condensate F26B13/183) · CPC title

• B41J11/00242 Primary

  Controlling the temperature of the conduction means · CPC title