Patent ID: 8434849

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a printing unit configured to perform printing on a sheet using ink; and a drying unit configured to dry the sheet on which the ink is applied at the printing unit as the sheet is conveyed in the drying unit, wherein the drying unit causes hot air heated by a heater to circulate through a housing and blows the hot air to the sheet, wherein the housing includes an opening through which movement of gas between inside and outside the housing can be adjusted, wherein, when conveyance of the sheet in the drying unit stops, the apparatus is controlled to reduce an output of the heater and to increase the movement of the gas through the opening, and wherein the drying unit is configured to be drawn from a main body of the apparatus, and a first cutter, which cuts the sheet in an upstream side, and a second cutter, which cuts the sheet in a downstream side, are provided in a vicinity of the drying unit.