Cooling transport device and image forming apparatus
US7280795B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6573
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooling transport device includes: a rotating member that is provided with an elastic layer; an endless belt member that transports a recording medium between the rotating member and the belt member, the belt member being in contact under pressure with the rotating member to form a nip area and rotated by the rotating member; and a heat absorbing pressing member that presses the belt member in the nip area against the rotating member and absorbs heat from the recording medium, the heat absorbing pressing member being provided on the inner surface side of the belt member.
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