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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Shuhama, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a stacking unit, a frame, an outer surface member, an electronic circuit board, and a fan. The image forming unit, supported by the frame, forms an image on a recording material that then is stacked on the stacking unit. The outer surface member is disposed on an outer side relative to the frame and includes a through-hole. The electronic circuit board is disposed between the frame and the outer surface member. The fan sucks air from an outside to an inside of the image forming apparatus via the through-hole. The electronic circuit board is disposed on an upstream side of the fan in a direction of an air flow generated into air by the fan. The stacking unit is disposed on a downstream side of the fan in the direction of the air flow generated by the fan.