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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Shunsuke Hachiya, Toyoake, JP;
Masaaki Wakizaka, Nagoya, JP;
Kentaro Aoyama, Nagoya, JP;
Shinta Sugiura, Nagoya, JP;
Toshinori Araki, Hekinan, JP;
Keita Inoue, Konan, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a drawer, an operation panel, and a sensor. The housing includes a first side wall having a first opening, and a second side wall having a vent and extending in a direction crossing the first side wall. The drawer supports a cartridge. The drawer is movable through the first opening between an inner position at which the drawer is accommodated in the housing and an outer position at which a part of the drawer is exposed to outside the housing. At least part of the operation panel protrudes from an outer surface of the second side wall. The sensor is arranged in the housing between the drawer and the second side wall. The sensor is configured to detect at least temperature or humidity of ambient air taken in through the vent.