Image forming apparatus having first and second cooling portions or fans cooling end regions of a fixing portion with respect to a direction perpendicular to a recording material conveyance direction
US9081340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing portion for fixing an image on a recording material by heating the image carried on the recording material while conveying the recording material by a fixing nip; a first cooling portion for cooling one end region of the fixing portion with respect to a direction perpendicular to a recording material conveyance direction; and a second cooling portion for cooling the other end region of the fixing portion with respect to the direction perpendicular to the recording material conveyance direction. The first cooling portion and the second cooling portion are operable independently from each other.
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