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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Keisuke Ikeda, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Takehara, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Keisuke Yuasa, Ebina, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Takehara, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Keisuke Yuasa, Ebina, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cooling device includes a rotatable belt extended by a plurarity of extending members that transfers a sheet in contact with the surface of the belt, and a plurality of cooling members to cool the sheet via the belt. A cooling surface of the cooling members contacts an internal surface of the transport belt. The cooling members are detachable. The cooling device also includes an adjuster to adjust a contact condition between the cooling surface and the internal surface according to the number of cooling members installed.