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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:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2005
Masakazu Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Masakazu Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member; an exposing unit, including a first passing portion for passing light, for exposing the first image bearing member through the first passing portion; a first developing device, disposed opposed to the exposing unit, for forming a toner image on the basis of an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member by an image exposure; an image heating device, disposed above the exposing unit with respect to a vertical direction of the image forming apparatus, for heating the toner image formed on a recording material using heat; a first wall portion disposed between the first developing device and the first passing portion; and first airflow forming means for forming an airflow along a rotation axis of the image bearing member, in a space formed by the first developing device, the exposing unit, and the first wall portion.
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