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US 2015/0086255 A1Published application
Gloss applicator and image forming apparatus including the gloss applicator
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki SHIMADA, Akiyasu AMITA
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Abstract
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.
Claims6
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;
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- 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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.