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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Imanari, Yokohama, JP;
Satoru Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes an open/close cover, a side cover, and a fan configured to take in ambient air through a vent hole, and generate airflow to cool an inside of the image forming apparatus, wherein the side cover includes an outside surface C, at least part of which faces the open/close cover, and a vent hole is provided in the outside surface C.