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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/447 (2006.01); B41J 29/377 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04054 (2013.01); B41J 2/4473 (2013.01); B41J 29/377 (2013.01); G03G 15/04063 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/087 (2013.01); G03G 15/0879 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0407 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0412 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable photoconductor; an exposure portion including a substrate on which a plurality of chips each including a plurality of light emitting portions that emit light for exposing the photoconductor is mounted, and a support portion configured to support the substrate; a fan configured to generate an airflow for cooling the exposure portion; and a duct configured to communicate with the fan and to communicate with the support portion to guide the airflow generated by the fan to the substrate.