Cooling Device and Image Forming Apparatus Including Same

摘要

A recording-material cooling device (9) includes a belt conveyance unit (30) that includes a first cooling unit (33a) and a second cooling unit (33b) to cool a recording material conveyed in a transport direction by a first belt (56) and a second belt (59). The first cooling unit (33a) is disposed at a first face side of the material and has a first heat absorbing surface (34a, 34b, 34c). The second cooling unit (33b) is disposed at a second face side opposite the first face side and has a second heat absorbing surface (34a, 34b, 34c). Each of the first and second heat absorbing surfaces (34a, 34b, 34c) has an inner area protruding outward beyond both ends thereof in the transport direction. The first and second heat absorbing surfaces (34a, 34b, 34c) are arranged to overlap each other in a direction crossing the transport direction.