Recording medium conveyor and image forming apparatus incorporating same

摘要

A recording medium conveyor, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor disposed facing the first conveyor. The first conveyor and the second conveyor sandwich a recording medium therebetween and convey the recording medium to a downstream side of an image forming apparatus in a recording medium conveying direction. At least one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor includes a belt having an inner circumferential face, and a cooler to cool the recording medium. The cooler has a heat absorbing face that contacts the inner circumferential face of the belt and that has an air flow path formed thereon to expose the inner circumferential face of the belt to open air.

主权项

1. A recording medium conveyor comprising:
a first conveyor; and a second conveyor disposed facing the first conveyor, and the first conveyor and the second conveyor to sandwich a recording medium therebetween and convey the recording medium to a downstream side of an image forming apparatus in a recording medium conveying direction, at least one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor including:
a belt including an inner circumferential face; anda cooler to cool the recording medium,the cooler including a contact face that contacts the inner circumferential face of the belt, the contact face includes at least one recess that forms an air flow path to expose the inner circumferential face of the belt to open air, and the at least one recess extends in a belt moving direction from a most upstream portion of the contact face to a most downstream portion of the contact face.