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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yuki Tashiro, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); F24F 7/00 (2021.01); F24F 7/06 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); F24F 7/065 (2013.01); H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract
A duct unit is disposed inside a housing of an image forming apparatus and used. The duct unit includes an airflow generation unit, a duct, and a first holding portion and a second holding portion. The duct has a shape in which a center of an intake port and a center of an exhaust port are shifted from each other. The first holding portion and the second holding portion are provided at different positions with respect to the duct so as to be able to hold the duct unit with respect to the housing in a first posture and a second posture.