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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2018
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Kanemitsu, Sakai, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Sakai, JP;
Noriaki Taguchi, Sakai, JP;
Hiroki Shintani, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a duct through which air taken in from outside a housing is sent into the housing, a blower fan provided at an upstream end of the duct, a toner bottle provided facing a wall surface of the duct, and a fixing section provided on a downstream side of the toner bottle. A component-facing section facing the toner bottle is formed to be smaller in cross-sectional area than a fan placement section. Therefore, by absorbing heat of air around the toner bottle via a wall of the component-facing section, the component-facing section prevents the toner bottle from becoming hot.