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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Atsushi Ogane, Hachioji, JP;
Takayuki Horie, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Ogane, Hachioji, JP;
Takayuki Horie, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a corona discharger for charging a photoreceptor with an electrostatic charge, a fixing unit to fix a toner image onto a recording medium, a fan for drawing air to cool the fixing device and a space adjacent the fixing device and the duct communicating the fan, the duct having an opening to guide air into the corona discharger via another opening provided in the rear plate functioning as a shielding electrode of the corona discharger.