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JP2005349627A5
JP2005349627A5 JP2004170899A JP2004170899A JP2005349627A5 JP 2005349627 A5 JP2005349627 A5 JP 2005349627A5 JP 2004170899 A JP2004170899 A JP 2004170899A JP 2004170899 A JP2004170899 A JP 2004170899A JP 2005349627 A5 JP2005349627 A5 JP 2005349627A5
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記録媒体の搬送方向に沿って該記録媒体を加熱定着処理する加熱定着装置の下流側に配置されたフィルム状ベルトと、前記記録媒体を搬送する搬送ローラと、前記フィルム状ベルトに接触して配置される冷却部と、該冷却部に接続された放熱部及びポンプとを具備し、前記加熱定着処理により加熱された前記記録媒体を冷却する記録媒体用冷却装置において、
前記冷却部は、前記フィルム状ベルトの内周面に接触して配置され、冷媒として液体を備えた液体冷却により、前記フィルム状ベルトとの接触部位で、前記フィルム状ベルトを内周面より接触することにより冷却し、
前記フィルム状ベルトは、内周面に前記冷却部が接触する箇所に対応する外周面の当該箇所で、対向する前記搬送ローラと前記記録媒体を挟持し、前記搬送ローラと共に前記記録媒体を搬送する方向に回転駆動することで、前記記録媒体を冷却しながら搬送することを特徴とする記録媒体用冷却装置。 And downstream arranged in side film-shaped belt of the heat-fixing apparatus for heating and fixing process the recording medium in the conveyance direction of the recording medium, a conveyance roller for conveying the recording medium, in contact with the film-like belt and placed Ru cooling section, comprising a heat radiating portion and the pump is connected to the cooling unit, the cooling apparatus for a recording medium that cools the recording medium heated by the heat fixing process,
The cooling part is disposed in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the film belt, and contacts the film belt from the inner peripheral surface at a contact portion with the film belt by liquid cooling provided with a liquid as a refrigerant. To cool down,
The film-like belt sandwiches the conveying roller and the recording medium facing each other at the portion of the outer peripheral surface corresponding to the portion where the cooling unit contacts the inner peripheral surface, and conveys the recording medium together with the conveying roller. A cooling apparatus for a recording medium , wherein the recording medium is conveyed while being cooled by being rotationally driven in a direction . 前記冷却部と、前記冷却部に接続された前記放熱部及び前記ポンプは、それぞれが流路で接続され、前記記録媒体を冷却した際の前記記録媒体の熱は、前記冷却部より前記ポンプを経由して前記放熱部に運ばれ、前記放熱部にて冷媒として液体が冷却され、冷却された冷媒として液体が前記冷却部に運ばれる液体循環型の冷却方式である請求項１記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling unit, the heat radiating unit connected to the cooling unit, and the pump are each connected by a flow path, and the heat of the recording medium when the recording medium is cooled is transmitted from the cooling unit to the pump. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a liquid circulation type cooling system in which a liquid is cooled as a refrigerant in the heat radiating unit via the heat, and a liquid is cooled to the cooling unit as a cooled refrigerant. Cooling device. 前記フィルム状ベルトと前記記録媒体との間の摩擦係数をμ１、前記搬送ローラと前記記録媒体との間の摩擦係数をμ２とするとき、μ１＜μ２に設定されている請求項１又は２に記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein μ1 <μ2 is set, where μ1 is a friction coefficient between the film belt and the recording medium, and μ2 is a friction coefficient between the conveying roller and the recording medium. The cooling apparatus for recording media as described. 前記フィルム状ベルトは、搬送される前記記録媒体との接触により連れ回り可能に支持されている請求項１ないし３のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling device for a recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the film-like belt is supported so as to be able to rotate along with the recording medium being conveyed . 前記フィルム状ベルトは、耐熱材により形成されている請求項１ないし４のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling device for a recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the film belt is formed of a heat-resistant material . 前記冷却部は、冷媒として液体を備えている請求項１ないし５のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling unit is a recording medium cooling apparatus as claimed in claims 1 and includes a liquid as coolant 5. 冷媒が水である請求項６記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling apparatus for a recording medium according to claim 6 , wherein the refrigerant is water . 水に少なくとも防錆剤が添加されている請求項７記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling device for a recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein at least a rust inhibitor is added to the water . 前記冷却部における前記フィルム状ベルトに接触する領域以外の外周部分が断熱材で覆われている請求項１ないし８のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling device for a recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein an outer peripheral portion other than a region in contact with the film belt in the cooling unit is covered with a heat insulating material. 前記フィルム状ベルトにおける前記記録媒体に当接される領域以外の外周部分が断熱材で覆われている請求項１ないし９のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The cooling device for a recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein an outer peripheral portion of the film-like belt other than a region in contact with the recording medium is covered with a heat insulating material . 前記放熱部は、冷却処理されている前記記録媒体以外の他の前記記録媒体を加熱する位置に配置されている請求項１ないし１０のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The recording medium cooling device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the heat radiating unit is disposed at a position for heating the recording medium other than the recording medium being cooled. 前記記録媒体が一定時間以上継続して送り込まれないことを検知する手段と、この手段による検知結果に基づいて駆動を停止させる手段とを備えている請求項１ないし１１のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 12. The recording according to claim 1 , further comprising means for detecting that the recording medium is not continuously fed for a predetermined time or longer and means for stopping driving based on a detection result by the means. Cooling device for medium. 前記搬送ローラと前記フィルム状ベルトとが前記記録媒体のカールを矯正するデカーラ装置の一部とされている請求項１ないし１２のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置。 The recording medium cooling device according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance roller and the film belt are part of a decurler device that corrects curling of the recording medium . 記録媒体にトナー画像を形成するプリンタエンジンと、A printer engine for forming a toner image on a recording medium;
トナー画像が形成された前記記録媒体を加熱定着する加熱定着装置と、A heat fixing device for heat fixing the recording medium on which the toner image is formed;
請求項１ないし１３のいずれか一記載の記録媒体用冷却装置と、A cooling device for a recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
を具備する画像形成装置。An image forming apparatus comprising:
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