Image forming apparatus
US10126708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1645
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooling unit has a cooling fan, a duct configured to guide air supplied from the cooling fan and having a shape extending along an axial direction of a photosensitive member, and a plurality of air outlet portions provided in the duct so as to be apart from each other in the axial direction. Air discharged from the plurality of air outlet portions is supplied to the inside of an image forming unit by utilizing a space as an air duct.
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