Endless member driving device and image forming apparatus

Details Endless member driving device and image forming apparatus Endless member driving device and image forming apparatus

2008-12-10

2010-12-21

Ngo, Hoang (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Internal machine environment

Forced air circulation

Reexamination Certificate

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07856193

ABSTRACT:
An endless member driving device, includes: an endless member that rotates by receiving a driving force; a cooling path that extends in a widthwise direction along at least one of an obverse surface and a reverse surface of the endless member; and a gas transfer unit that transfers a gas in the cooling path along the widthwise direction of the endless member, wherein the cooling path includes a downstream-side cooling path that is formed on a downstream side in a gas transferring direction of the cooling path, and the downstream-side cooling path being directed in an opposite direction to a moving direction of the obverse surface or the reverse surface of the endless member perpendicular to the widthwise direction with respect to the moving direction.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6463230 (2002-10-01), Wargo
patent: 7190918 (2007-03-01), Kimura et al.
patent: 2005-241934 (2005-09-01), None

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