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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2013
Kenichi Takehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Takehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromitsu Fujiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an air-conditioning section to control at least one of temperature and humidity of air, a first passage to guide the air sent off by the air-conditioning section to a temperature-controlled portion in the image forming apparatus, an air-intake section to take in the air from outside of the image forming apparatus, and a second passage to guide the air taken in by the air-intake section to the temperature-controlled portion.