Recording medium conveyor and image forming apparatus incorporating same

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;
• and
• a 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 air flow path is a channel including one end on the contact face and the other end on a side face of the cooler that is different from the contact face.

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,
• the first conveyor including:
• a belt including an inner circumferential face;
• and
• a cooler to cool the recording medium,
• the cooler including a contact face that contacts the inner circumferential face of the belt, and the cooler including at least one air flow path to expose the inner circumferential face of the belt to open air,
• the at least one air flow path including:
• a first opening at the contact face,
• a second opening at a side face of the cooler that is different from the contact face, and the second opening is independent from the first opening, and
• a channel that is formed inside the cooler and is to flow open air between the first opening and the second opening.