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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Noriaki Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Nakazawa, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Okahashi, Osaka, JP;
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Kanemitsu, Osaka, JP;
Noriaki Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Nakazawa, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Okahashi, Osaka, JP;
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Kanemitsu, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus provided with a resin frame made of a resin, an image forming unit and a fixing unit includes a duct for allowing air to flow between the image forming unit and the fixing unit. The resin frame includes a main frame to which the image forming unit is attached, and a fixing unit attachment frame that is separate from the main frame and to which the fixing unit is attached, and the fixing unit attachment frame has a duct portion that constitutes at least one part of the duct.