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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Koyo Yamamoto, Nisshin, JP;
Hidekazu Nogami, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Koyo Yamamoto, Nisshin, JP;
Hidekazu Nogami, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, wherein a first gas is generated during image formation, and a fixing unit configured to fix the image onto the recording medium by heat, wherein a second gas is generated during image fixing by heat. A body includes a chamber and an opening through which the first gas and the second gas are guided into the chamber to be mixed into a gas mixture. A fan discharges the gas mixture from the chamber.