Patent ID: 8755730
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A glossing device for processing a toner image on a recording medium, the device comprising: a heater member subjected to heating; a stripper member parallel to the heater member; an endless rotary belt looped for rotation around the heater member and the stripper member in a longitudinal, conveyance direction of the belt; a pressure member opposite the heater member via the belt; the heater member and the pressure member pressing against each other via the belt to form a glossing nip therebetween through which the recording medium is conveyed under heat and pressure, the recording medium after passage through the nip remaining in contact with the belt as the belt moves from the heater member toward the stripper member, and separating from the belt as the belt passes around the stripper member; and a belt cooler adjacent to the belt to cool the belt downstream from the heater member and upstream from the stripper member, the belt cooler including: