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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Konica Minolta Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Mizuno, Aisai, JP;
Shigeru Tashiro, Toyokawa, JP;
Kuniya Matsuura, Toyohashi, JP;
Masahiro Yamaguchi, Toyokawa, JP;
Masayuki Satou, Toyohashi, JP;
Shoichi Yoshikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An exhaust purification apparatus includes: a purification duct configured to purify air to be discharged from a ventilation port in an image forming apparatus, the purification duct including: at least one inlet communicating with an interior of the purification duct for connection with the ventilation port in the image forming apparatus; an outlet configured to discharge air inside the purification duct to the outside; a fan configured to direct air from the inlet toward the outlet; a filter configured to recover particles in the air, the fan and the filter each being disposed in the purification duct at a position between the inlet and the outlet; an airflow detector configured to detect an airflow at the inlet; and a controller configured to execute a normal mode and an attachment determination mode.