Image forming apparatus with internal airflow
US10073413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an air blowing device, an apparatus body, and at least one developer container that has an outer periphery, that is disposed in the apparatus body, and that contains developer. The image forming apparatus has a first transport path that allows a recording medium having undergone heat fixing is transported therethrough and a second transport path that extends in a different direction from a direction of the first transport path and that allows the recording medium to be transported along the outer periphery of the at least one developer container. A space is formed between the at least one developer container and the second transport path. The air blowing device is disposed between the first transport path and the at least one developer container, causes air to flow through the space so as to blow the air toward the first transport path.
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