Cooling device and image forming apparatus
US9063482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooling device includes a cooling member including a circulation passage for liquid coolant, and a cooling surface being directly or indirectly made to contact with a recording material being conveyed to cool the recording material. The circulation passage includes multiple passage sections arranged crossing to a conveying direction of the recording material, and a folded passage section to guide the liquid coolant from one of the multiple passage sections to another one of the multiple passage sections while changing a flowing direction of the liquid coolant. The folded passage section is disposed outside of an image forming area of the recording material on the cooling surface of the cooling member.
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