Image forming apparatus
US10564600B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2601/273
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a recording material, a fixing portion configured to fix the toner image on the recording material, a stacking portion configured to stack the recording material on which the toner image is fixed, an air passageway provided between the image forming portion and the fixing portion and between the image forming portion and the stacking portion, and an air blowing portion configured to blow air to the air passageway from outside of the image forming apparatus. The air passageway is configured so that the air blown from the outside by the blowing portion passes below the stacking portion and, thereafter, is folded back below the fixing portion and, then, passes again below the stacking portion.
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