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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 01, 2012
Applicant:

Junji Suzuki, Hiratsuka, JP;

Inventor:

Junji Suzuki, Hiratsuka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2042 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing portion for fixing an image on a recording material by heating the image carried on the recording material while conveying the recording material by a fixing nip; a first cooling portion for cooling one end region of the fixing portion with respect to a direction perpendicular to a recording material conveyance direction; and a second cooling portion for cooling the other end region of the fixing portion with respect to the direction perpendicular to the recording material conveyance direction. The first cooling portion and the second cooling portion are operable independently from each other.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Suzuki, Junji. (2015). Image forming apparatus having first and second cooling portions or fans cooling end regions of a fixing portion with respect to a direction perpendicular to a recording material conveyance direction (U.S. Patent No. 9081340). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9081340

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