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Image forming apparatus with adjustable vent hole location

US9529322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2015
Grant dateDec 27, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/1645
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an exterior member attached to an apparatus body in such a manner as to cover an opening of the apparatus body. The opening allows air in the apparatus body to be exhausted to an outside. The exterior member has a vent hole that allows the air to flow through the exterior member. The exterior member is invertible upside down.

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