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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Konica Minolta, Inc., Toyko, JP;
Kenji Kawatsu, Kodaira, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device includes: a conveyance path that conveys a printing medium; an image former that is arranged in a first place in the middle of the conveyance path, forms an image on one surface of the printing medium, and fixes the formed image by heating; a cooler that is arranged in a second place downstream in a conveyance direction from the first place in the middle of the conveyance path, and cools the printing medium by blowing air for cooling to the printing medium; and a reader that is arranged in a third place downstream in the conveyance direction from the second place in the middle of the conveyance path, and reads the image formed on the printing medium, wherein between the first place and the second place of the conveyance path, one or a plurality of guide members is provided, and a guide member is not provided.
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