Cooling device and image forming apparatus
US8521053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00426
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a cooling device that includes a cooling part that is movably provided between a first position and a second position different from the first position with respect to an image forming apparatus main body and cools a periphery thereof with a cooling medium to be supplied; a cooling medium supply part that is provided in the image forming apparatus main body and cools and supplies the cooling medium to the cooling part; and a connecting member that connects the cooling part to the cooling medium supply part to circulate the cooling medium between the cooling part and the cooling medium supply part; wherein the connecting member is configured to include a flexible member and spirally provided with a moving direction of the cooling part as an axis center.
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