Image forming apparatus and image forming system
US9910407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0132
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion; a discharge portion configured to discharge a recording material on which an image is formed by the image forming portion, wherein a delivery conveyance portion having a power source circuit is mountable in a space adjacent to the image forming portion and configured to convey the recording material to a post-processing apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature; a cooling unit configured to cool the image forming portion; and a control unit configured to control, in a case where the delivery conveyance portion is mounted, rotation of the cooling unit based on the temperature detected by the detection unit in a standby state in which an image forming operation is not performed.
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