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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Takehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Shoji, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Ibaraki, JP;
Makoto Nakura, Ibaraki, JP;
Susumu Tateyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroaki Miyagawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Takehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Shoji, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Ibaraki, JP;
Makoto Nakura, Ibaraki, JP;
Susumu Tateyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroaki Miyagawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Ibaraki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording-material cooling device includes a first belt, a first cooling unit, and a second cooling unit. The first belt is disposed at a first face side of a recording material. The first cooling unit has a first heat absorbing surface to contact the first belt to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit has a second heat absorbing surface to directly or indirectly contact the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit is disposed at a second face side of the recording material. The first and second cooling units are offset from each other in a transport direction of the recording material. Each of the first and second surfaces has a shape in which an inner area protrudes beyond opposed ends in the transport direction. The first and second surfaces overlap each other in a direction crossing the transport direction.