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Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008137158
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To solve the problem of dew formation occurring on surface of a blast tube which sends a cooling gas from a cooling device to a paper conveyance part in the case of cooling a liquid (liquid droplets) and paper when the liquid sticks to the paper.

A cooling means (cooling device) 4 which cools the paper 10 immediately before an image forming part 1 is arranged upstream in a paper conveyance direction of the image forming part 1. The cooling device 4 is equipped with a cooling unit which generates the cooling gas, a heat exchange box including a fan which sends the cooling gas, and the blast tube 44 with a blow-out port (hole) 45 formed to blow the cooling gas towards the paper 10 immediately before the image forming part 1. The blast tube 44 is arranged at a position cooled by the cooling gas blown out from the blow-out port 45 towards the paper 10 and rebounded after brought into contact with the paper.


Inventors:
TAKEMOTO TAKESHI
Application Number:
JP2006322500A
Publication Date:
June 19, 2008
Filing Date:
November 29, 2006
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Assignee:
RICOH KK
International Classes:
B41J2/01; B41J29/377
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tomiho Inamoto