Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US18320120Application Date: 2023-05-18
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Publication No.: US12210316B2Publication Date: 2025-01-28
- Inventor: Yuji Mitsui
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2022-086501 20220527
- Main IPC: G03G21/20
- IPC: G03G21/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet includes a rotatable image bearing member, a transfer roller, a fan, and a duct. The duct extends in a parallel direction to a shaft direction of the transfer roller and includes an inflow port to guide air. The duct further includes, in an area opposing the transfer roller, a first opening portion that is provided at a position closer to a first end side of the duct than to a second end side of the duct, and a second opening portion that is provided at a position closer to the second end side than to the first end side, in the parallel direction. The air supplied to the duct by the fan through the inflow port passes through the first opening portion and the second opening portion, and is supplied to the transfer roller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230384733A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2023-11-30
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