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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Ruki Midorikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Ruki Midorikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooling device includes a duct, an openable cover, and a moving mechanism. The duct is disposed opposite a sheet conveyance path to send air to the sheet conveyance path. The cover exposes the sheet conveyance path when the cover is opened. The moving mechanism moves the duct independently of the cover between an opposite position opposite the sheet conveyance path and a retracted position.