Image forming apparatus
US-2024345519-A1 · Oct 17, 2024 · US
Cooling device and image forming apparatus including same
US9098024B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9098024-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414243561-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jun 10, 2011 |
| Publication date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
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A cooling device including at least two cooling members to cool a recording medium passing thereover, a coolant circulation unit to circulate a coolant, and tubing that connects the coolant circulation unit to the cooling members and through which the coolant circulates. Each of the cooling members includes a heat-absorbing surface that directly contacts the recording medium or indirectly contacts the recording medium via a thermal transmission member, an internal channel provided within each of the cooling members through which the coolant circulates, and a channel inlet and outlet formed at downstream and upstream ends of each of the cooling members in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, respectively. One of an interval and a thermal insulator is provided between the cooling members.
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What is claimed is: 1. A cooling device, comprising: a first belt; a second belt to convey a sheet together with the first belt; at least one cooler contacting an inner circumferential surface of the first belt to cool the sheet via the first belt, and the cooler includes: an inlet, an outlet, the inlet shifted from the outlet in a sheet conveyance direction, a plurality of internal channels disposed inside the cooler, and a communication channel connecting adjacent int…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- G03G15/2021Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9098024B2 cover?
- A cooling device including at least two cooling members to cool a recording medium passing thereover, a coolant circulation unit to circulate a coolant, and tubing that connects the coolant circulation unit to the cooling members and through which the coolant circulates. Each of the cooling members includes a heat-absorbing surface that directly contacts the recording medium or indirectly conta…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ikeda Keisuke, Okano Satoshi, Hirasawa Tomoyasu, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/0189. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 04 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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