Cooling device and image forming apparatus
US9152119B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6573
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooling device includes: a cooling roller that cools down a sheet-like member by coming into contact with the sheet-like member; a belt member that is rotatably extended by a plurality of extending members, presses the sheet-like member against the cooling roller, and holds and carries the sheet-like member; and a driving roller that serves as one of the plurality of extending members and drives to rotate the belt member, wherein the driving roller is axially divided into a plurality of rollers and each of the plurality of rollers has a crown-like shape whose outer diameter continuously becomes larger from both end parts to a center part in an axial direction.
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