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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2011
Shinji Nakazawa, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Noriaki Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiteru Kikuchi, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Nakazawa, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Noriaki Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiteru Kikuchi, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In one embodiment, an image forming apparatus () is provided with a resin frame () made of resin and an image forming unit (). The image forming apparatus further includes a first duct () that allows air to flow on one side of the image forming unit (), a second duct () that allows air to flow on the other side, and a third duct () that allows air to flow between the first duct and the second duct. The resin frame () has a first duct portion () that constitutes at least a portion of the first duct (), and a second duct portion () that constitutes at least a portion of the second duct ().