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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Teruyo Ryuzaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Teruyo Ryuzaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a duct, a fan, a guide duct, and a filter. Air flows through the duct from an intake port in a front face of an apparatus body toward a first exhaust port in a rear face. The fan is provided in the duct and takes in the air via the intake port and exhausts the air via the first exhaust port. The guide duct is provided at the rear face, covers the first exhaust port and a second exhaust port via which exhaust air containing an odorous component produced inside the apparatus body is exhausted from the rear face, and guides the exhaust air from the first and second exhaust ports upward in a vertical direction. The filter is provided in the guide duct downstream from the first and second exhaust ports in the vertical direction and removes the odorous component from the exhaust air.