Image forming apparatus
US8139995B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To remove also VOC gas generated from the discharged sheets, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming unit which forms an image on a sheet; a tray on which sheets on which images are formed by the image forming unit are stacked; a suction device which sucks air from the surrounding space of sheets stacked up on the tray; and a VOC removing unit which removes VOC contained in the air sucked by the sucking device.
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