Electrophotography – Image formation – Fixing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-14
2005-06-14
Royer, William J. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Fixing
C399S341000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06907220
ABSTRACT:
A cooling device used in an electrophotographic image forming device includes a cooling roller, which is a heat roller, and a backup roller pressed against the cooling roller to form a nip portion therebetween. After being discharged from a fixing device that thermally fixes a toner image onto a recording sheet, the recording sheet passes through the nip portion, whereby the cooling roller cools the recording sheet. The cooling roller is maintained at 100° C. or higher.
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Hara Daisuke
Mitsuya Teruaki
Suzuki Takashi
Ueki Heigo
McGuireWoods LLP
Ricoh Printing Systems Ltd.
Royer William J.
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