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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Terakawa, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a casing, an image forming unit, an outer cover, a first inner cover arranged to face an inner side of the outer cover in a closed state, the first inner cover being made of resin, a second inner cover arranged to face the inner side of the outer cover in the closed state, the second inner cover being made of resin, a first fan, and a second fan. The first inner cover includes a first duct configured to guide air taken in from an exterior of the image forming apparatus by rotation of the first fan to the image forming unit. The second inner cover includes a second duct configured to guide air taken in from the exterior of the image forming apparatus by rotation of the second fan to the image forming unit.