Patent ID: 11890859
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A liquid discharge apparatus, comprising:
a liquid application structure to apply a liquid onto a sheet;
a sheet heater comprising:
a first conveyance belt to convey a sheet on which a liquid has been discharged in a conveyance direction,
a heater facing the first conveyance belt to heat the sheet conveyed by the first conveyance belt, and
a second conveyance belt disposed upstream of the first conveyance belt in the conveyance direction to convey the sheet to the first conveyance belt,
wherein a surface temperature of the second conveyance belt is lower than a surface temperature of the first conveyance belt when the first conveyance belt and the second conveyance belt convey the sheet;

a drum facing the liquid application structure and disposed upstream from the second conveyance belt in the conveyance direction;
the drum configured to convey the sheet onto which the liquid has been applied by the liquid application structure toward the second conveyance belt;
a transfer cylinder between the drum and the second conveyance belt to convey the sheet from the drum to the second conveyance belt; and
a preheater facing the transfer cylinder to heat the sheet upstream of the second conveyance belt.