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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph A Yarbrough, Rochester, NY (US);
David O Kingsland, Fairport, NY (US);
Donald L Pease, Haneoye, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 / ; 219216 ; 219343 ; 355 / ;
Abstract
A compact xerographic copying or printing machine with fuser and xerographic sections placed close together, an air manifold separating the fuser and xerographic sections having plural air passages through which cooling air flows and forming one leg of a U-shaped thermal air curtain, an air baffle between the manifold and fuser sections and cooperating with the outside of the manifold to form the second leg of the air curtain so that air leaving the manifold undergoes a 180.degree. turn and passes through the second leg to a filter and the inlet of an exhaust fan.