The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 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 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0132 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a duct member, and a board. The housing has a support plate extending in a vertical direction. The duct member is attached to the support plate and has a first air duct through which air sent by a blower passes. The board has an element that is mounted thereon and generates heat when energized, and has a part supported by the duct member so as to cover an outer surface of the first air duct.