Detachable unit and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US9104171B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detachable device, which can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a unit drive mechanism, and a cover disposed at one end and an opposite end in the given attachment/detachment direction to cover the unit drive mechanism thereof. The cover includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover includes at least one first inlet port to intake air from the apparatus body and guide the air to the detachable unit. The second cover includes a second inlet port to intake the air guided into the detachable unit and an air outlet port to exhaust the air introduced from the second inlet port to the apparatus body.
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