Cooling system for an image forming apparatus
US10466647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1645
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a duct through which air taken in from outside a housing is sent into the housing, a blower fan provided at an upstream end of the duct, a toner bottle provided facing a wall surface of the duct, and a fixing section provided on a downstream side of the toner bottle. A component-facing section facing the toner bottle is formed to be smaller in cross-sectional area than a fan placement section. Therefore, by absorbing heat of air around the toner bottle via a wall of the component-facing section, the component-facing section prevents the toner bottle from becoming hot.
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