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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masafumi Sakamoto, Sakai, JP;
Hideaki Kadowaki, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2017 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body and an exhaust unit. The exhaust unit includes a first duct and a first exhaust fan provided in the first duct. The first exhaust fan suctions air inside the first duct and sends the suctioned air to an outside of the apparatus body. The first duct is disposed at a position adjacent to the fixing unit. The first duct is divided into a plurality of air flow paths.