发明名称 |
Gloss applicator and image forming apparatus including the gloss applicator |
摘要 |
A gloss applicator includes a belt to feed a recording material, including a substrate and a surface layer contacting a surface of the recording material an image is formed on; a heater to heat the belt; and a cooler to cool the belt. The surface layer is not an elastomer, the recording material is fed while the belt contacts the surface thereof, the belt heated by the heater heats the recording material, the belt cooled by the cooler cools the recording material, and the recording material is released from the belt. |
申请公布号 |
US9195201(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.11.24 |
申请号 |
US201414488391 |
申请日期 |
2014.09.17 |
申请人 |
Ricoh Company, Ltd. |
发明人 |
Shimada Hiroyuki;Amita Akiyasu |
分类号 |
G03G15/20;G03G15/00 |
主分类号 |
G03G15/20 |
代理机构 |
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
代理人 |
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
主权项 |
1. A gloss applicator, comprising:
a belt configured to feed a recording material, comprising a substrate and a surface layer contacting a surface of the recording material an image is formed on; a heater configured to heat the belt; and a cooler configured to cool the belt, wherein the surface layer is not an elastomer, the recording material is fed while the belt contacts the surface thereof, the belt heated by the heater heats the recording material, the belt cooled by the cooler cools the recording material, and the recording material is released from the belt, and wherein the surface layer has a thickness not greater than 5 μm. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |