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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Toshio Hori, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Tamatsukuri, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing section; a housing having an air inflow hole, an air outflow hole, a duct, and a fan circulating the air in the duct; and a main body frame. The duct has: (i) a first duct part extending from the air inflow hole to an arrangement region; (ii) a second duct part continuing to the first duct part and extending along the arrangement region; (iii) a third duct part extending from the air outflow hole to the arrangement region; (iv) a fourth duct part continuing to the third duct part and extending along the arrangement region at a position different from the second duct; and (v) a fifth duct part being provided between the second and the fourth duct parts and being curved in a meandering manner in a region, other than the arrangement region, located between the housing and the main body frame.