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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Ryotaro Todokoro, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/24 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00631 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 31/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a duct, a filter provided inside the duct, a first fan provided on an upstream side of the filter in an exhaust direction and a second fan provided on a downstream side of the filter in the exhaust direction. A first mode operation containing a first operation in which the first fan sends air to the filter and a second operation in which the second fan sends air to the filter after the first operation is performed at least once, and then a second mode in which the first fan sends air in the exhaust direction is performed.