INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DRYING DEVICE, AND DRYING METHOD

摘要

An ink-jet image forming apparatus including a drying unit is provided to improve the drying efficiency of a print medium by regulating the size of an operation span according to the size of a print medium. An ink-jet image forming apparatus includes an ink-jet head(52) and a drying unit. The ink-jet head prints an image in a print medium by injecting ink. The drying unit dries the printed print medium. The drying unit includes a heat source drying the print medium. A drying carriage is reciprocally moved along the main scan direction in the operation span. The heat source includes at least one of a microwave, a halogen lamp, and a blower.