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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akitoshi Toyota, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Oguni, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including a fan and a duct portion including (i) a first opening from which an airflow blows and (ii) a projecting portion configured to guide the airflow to the first opening, and a process cartridge including a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, and a casing including a first side surface in which a second opening is formed. The second opening communicates with a space inside the process cartridge, to which a surface of the photosensitive drum and a surface of the developing roller are exposed. When viewed in a rotational axis direction of the photosensitive drum, the first opening and the second opening overlap. In the rotational axis direction, the projecting portion projects in a direction away from an attachment space in which the process cartridge is attached.