Recording material cooling apparatus, and image forming apparatus including the same
US7865122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00805
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A recording material cooling apparatus includes: a cooling belt that is in contact with a toner-image surface of a recording material on which a toner image is heated by a fixing device to be in a fusing state, to cool the recording material while conveying the recording material; and an air blowing unit that blows air toward the toner-image surface of the recording material which is between the fixing device and the cooling belt, the toner-image surface being in the fusing state, or an air sucking unit that sucks air from the toner-image surface.
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