Patent ID: 9475313
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A pretreatment liquid application drying device comprising: a conveying unit configured to convey a recording medium that is a continuous sheet; an application device configured to apply a pretreatment liquid on the recording medium conveyed by the conveying unit; a heating drying device disposed at a downstream side of the application device in a conveying direction of the recording medium, the heating drying device including a first drying unit and a second drying unit that are connected with each other in a separable manner, the first drying unit including a first heating unit configured to dry one side of the recording medium and the second drying unit including a second heating unit configured to dry another side of the recording medium; and a cockling suppressing mechanism including a plurality of non-heating rollers that are configured to curve the heated recording medium a plurality of times in the conveying direction, the cockling suppressing mechanism being provided on at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side in the conveying direction near the heating drying device, wherein a part of the cockling suppressing mechanism moves in conjunction with a separating and connecting movement of the heating drying device.