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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Okano, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Saitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Takehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Okano, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Saitoh, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Takehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cooling device using a liquid coolant, including a heat receiving part separatably contactable to a target to be cooled detachably installable in an image forming apparatus, a heat releasing part to release heat from the liquid coolant, a circulation channel through which the liquid coolant is circulated between the heat receiving part and the heat releasing part, and a pump operatively connected to the circulation channel to convey the liquid coolant through the circulation channel. The circulation channel has a flexible part and a metal part continuous with the flexible part.