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Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2022
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hideto Abe, Ibaraki, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes first and second image forming units, and first and second fans. The first and second image forming units are positioned on one and the other endmoset sides in an arrangement direction of the plurality of image forming units, respectively. The first and second fans are provided closer on one and the other endmoset side than the first and second image forming units, respectively. A first suction port for supplying outside air to the first fan is positioned closer to the first image forming unit than to the second image forming unit. A second suction port is positioned closer to the second image forming unit than to the first image forming unit. The first fan is positioned closer to the first image forming unit than to the second image forming unit, and the second fan is positioned closer to the second image forming unit than to the first image forming unit.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Abe, Hideto. (2023). Image forming apparatus with cooling fans positioned relative to arrangement direction of image forming stations (U.S. Patent No. 11822285). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11822285

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