公开(公告)号：US11654698B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17679526

申请日：2022-02-24

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Haruki Sayama ,  Masaki Murashima ,  Shota Nakayama ,  Hitoshi Hayamizu ,  Keisuke Yamashita ,  Tomoya Hotani

IPC: B41J11/00

CPC classification number: B41J11/00212

Abstract: A drying apparatus which dries a medium on which an image is formed with ink while conveying the medium includes a conveyance part, a heating part, a measurement part and a controller. The conveyance part conveys the medium in a predetermined conveyance direction. The heating part supplies energy to the image on the sheet conveyed in the conveyance part and dries the image. The measurement part measures a value accompanied with moisture contained in the medium. The controller estimates an amount of moisture contained in the medium based on the value measured by the measurement part, and controls at least one of the conveyance part and the heating part so as to change an amount of the energy supplied to the image based on the estimated amount of moisture.