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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Tanaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Keita Kondo, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuki Inoue, Ibaraki, JP;
Shingo Katano, Ibaraki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device and a cooling device provided on a side downstream of the fixing device with respect to a sheet feeding direction. The cooling device includes a first unit including a first belt and a first roller, a second unit including a second belt for forming a nip in cooperation with the first belt, a heat sink and a second roller, and a driving motor for rotating the first roller and the second roller. The second unit is movable between a contact position where the first belt and the second belt are in contact with each other so as to form the nip and a separated position where the first belt and the second belt are in separation from each other so as to release the nip.