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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Nakao, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powder processing apparatus includes: a fixing unit that is provided in an apparatus housing and heats powder containing ultrafine particles to fix the powder on a processed medium; an exhaust unit including an exhaust path through which air near the fixing unit can be exhausted, a capturing part capable of capturing the ultrafine particles, and an airflow generating part that generates exhaust airflow, the exhaust unit exhausting the air near the fixing unit to the outside of the apparatus housing through the exhaust path; and an intake unit including an intake path through which air outside the apparatus housing can be taken in, a capturing part capable of capturing the ultrafine particles, and an airflow generating part that generates intake airflow, the intake unit taking the air outside the apparatus housing into the apparatus housing through the intake path. An intake port is provided below an exhaust port.