Patent ID: 9372465
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A recording-material cooling device disposed downstream from a fixing device in a transport direction of a recording material, the fixing device including a fixing member and a pressing member to fix an unfixed toner image on the recording material, the fixing member including a heater, the pressing member contacting the fixing member to form a fixing nip, the recording-material cooling device comprising: a first cooler including a corresponding fluid flow path to cool the first cooler, the first cooler disposed at a same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material; a second cooler including a corresponding fluid flow path to cool the second cooler, the second cooler disposed at a same side as the fixing member relative to the recording material; and a third cooler including a corresponding fluid flow path to cool the third cooler, the third cooler disposed at the same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material, the first cooler, the second cooler, and the third cooler arranged in an order of the first cooler, the second cooler, and the third cooler from upstream to downstream in the transport direction of the recording material, the first cooler, the second cooler, and the third cooler disposed to contact a belt that conveys the recording material.