Multi-path exhaust apparatus and image forming apparatus
US8583000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An exhaust apparatus includes a first exhausting section including a first exhausting member and a first flow path provided with an air inlet disposed above a heating device for heating a recording medium, a second exhausting section including a second exhausting member and a second flow path provided with an air inlet disposed downstream of the heating device in a transporting direction of the recording medium, and a third flow path provided with an air inlet disposed upstream of the heating device in the transporting direction. The first and second flow paths cause air in a housing that accommodates the heating device to flow to the outside. The first and second exhausting member exhaust the air using the first and second flow paths. The third flow path causes the air to flow from the air inlet thereof to the air inlet of the first flow path.
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