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Patent No.:

US 12572111 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2024

Image forming apparatus having a filter that covers an opening portion

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

AI Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;

Shingo Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Osamu Sasaoka, Kanagawa, JP;

Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

ROSSI, KIMMS & McDOWELL LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert B Beatty

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/6552 (2013.01); G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G03G 21/1695 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1672 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1687 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing portion configured to fix a toner image to a recording material, a housing which accommodates the image forming portion and the fixing portion and in which a conveyance path that the recording material passes through is formed, and a discharge portion configured to discharge the recording material. The housing includes a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface. The second exterior surface is provided with an opening portion through which an outside of the housing and an inside of the housing communicate with each other. The image forming apparatus further includes a filter disposed to cover the opening portion. In a width direction orthogonal to both the vertical direction and the discharge direction, a center of the conveyance path is positioned between one end and an other end of a range where the opening portion is provided.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Suzuki, AI. (2026). Image forming apparatus having a filter that covers an opening portion (U.S. Patent No. 12572111). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12572111

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