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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Hideaki Kadowaki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 21/1842 (2013.01); G03G 21/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a process unit, an exhaust path, and a positioning member movable between (i) a positioning position for positioning the process unit and (ii) a releasing position for releasing the process unit, the positioning member having an air path, the air path and the exhaust path being connected in a case where the positioning member is in the positioning position, and the air path and the exhaust path being disconnected in a case where the positioning member is in the releasing position.