Patent ID: 9387698
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B41J,F26B,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A printed sheet drying apparatus comprising: at least two nozzles connected to a heated air supply; and an exhaust chamber connected to said nozzles, and operatively connected to a blower, each of said nozzles comprising a heated air outlet portion, each said heated air outlet portion comprising a rectangular multi-planar surface having parallel slot openings, each said rectangular multi-planar surface comprising a first planar portion and a second planar portion forming a tapered surface meeting at a midline, each said midline comprising a portion of said rectangular multi-planar surface that extends a greatest amount from an interior of said nozzles, said exhaust chamber having a rectangular exhaust opening matching a combined exterior perimeter of said rectangular multi-planar surface of said nozzles, and said rectangular exhaust opening being larger than said combined exterior perimeter of said rectangular multi-planar surface of said nozzles and positioned to form an exhaust periphery gap surrounding said combined exterior perimeter of said rectangular multi-planar surface of said nozzles.