Electrophotography – Internal machine environment – Temperature
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-26
2005-07-26
Grimley, Arthur T. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Internal machine environment
Temperature
Reexamination Certificate
active
06922538
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device that forms a toner image on a recording medium, a heat fixing device provided adjacent to the image forming device to fix the toner image onto the recording medium by heat, and a heat shielding device that shields the image forming device from the heat radiated from the heat fixing device. The heat shielding device includes a heat shielding member interposed between the image forming device and the heat fixing device to receive the heat radiated from the heat fixing device, a heat transferring member attached to the heat shielding member to transfer the heat received by the heat shielding member to one end portion thereof, a heat radiating fin device provided at the one end portion of the heat transferring member to radiate the transferred heat, and a fan that supplies air to the heat radiating fin device.
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Gleitz Ryan
Grimley Arthur T.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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