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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuro Arata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/6529 (2013.01); G03G 21/1666 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a laser scanning unit, an upper guide member, a plurality of reinforcing ribs, and an air blower. The upper guide member is provided below the laser scanning unit and forms an upper guide surface of a sheet conveyance path extending in a direction along a bottom surface of the laser scanning unit. The plurality of reinforcing ribs are provided on an upper surface of the upper guide member and extend in a predetermined direction. The air blower is configured to send air to a space between the plurality of adjacent reinforcing ribs.