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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet discharge unit having a rotary unit disposed downstream of a fixing nip in a sheet conveyance direction and discharging the sheet to outside of the image forming apparatus. The rotary unit includes bodies to abut the sheet which are disposed side by side in a width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction. A stacking unit stacks the sheet discharged by the sheet discharge unit, a fan blows air and includes a rotation shaft extending in the width direction, and a duct discharges the air toward the stacking unit. The rotary unit is disposed such that at least a part of the rotary unit enters an inside of the duct, and with respect to the width direction, at least a part of a first area in which the fan is disposed overlaps a second area in which the rotary unit is disposed.
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