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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Haruhiko Nakatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a frame configured to support a process member configured to execute part of an image formation process on a recording material, a fan placed on a placement surface of the frame so as to be relatively movable with respect to the frame, a duct fixed to the frame and having a communication port communicating with an air intake port or an air outlet port of the fan, a restriction portion configured to restrict a movable range of the fan, and an elastic member disposed to be nipped by the duct and the fan.
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