Cooling device and image forming apparatus including same
US9372465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0129
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A recording-material cooling device is disposed downstream from a fixing device in a transport direction of a recording material. The fixing device includes a fixing member and a pressing member to fix an unfixed toner image on the recording material. The recording-material cooling device includes a first cooling unit disposed at a same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material, a second cooling unit disposed at a same side as the fixing member relative to the recording material, and a third cooling unit disposed at the same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material. The first cooling unit, the second cooling unit, and the third cooling unit are arranged in an order of the first cooling unit, the second cooling unit, and the third cooling unit from upstream to downstream in the transport direction of the recording material.
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