Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet cooling apparatus and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US18213050Application Date: 2023-06-22
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Publication No.: US12025949B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Masashi Nakabo
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
- Priority: JP 22109680 2022.07.07
- Main IPC: G03G21/20
- IPC: G03G21/20 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G15/20

Abstract:
A sheet cooling apparatus includes: a fixing device that fixes a toner image on a sheet; an ejection section that ejects the sheet on which the toner image has been fixed; a stacking section that stacks the sheet ejected by the ejection section; an air blowing device that blows air; a first air blowing path that guides the air from the air blowing device so that the air passes through the ejection section; and a second air blowing path that guides the air so as to suppress inflow of the air into the stacking section in a state where the first air blowing path is blocked by the sheet ejected by the ejection section.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240012359A1 SHEET COOLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2024-01-11
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