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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
May. 27, 2008
Applicant:
Kanehiro Watanabe, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventor:
Kanehiro Watanabe, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet, includes: an image forming section which forms the image on the sheet; a fixing device which fixes the image onto the sheet; a first duct which covers the fixing device and ventilates air heated by the fixing device; a second duct, which covers the first duct and ventilates cool air introduced from outside; and an exhaust fan which exhausts the air that has passed through each of the first duct and the second duct.