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Patent No.:

US 9996043 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2017
Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Kei Maruyama, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); G03G 15/2003 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 15/6552 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00413 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus has a printing section, a cooling mechanism, a suction adjustment mechanism, and a controller. The printing section includes a fixing unit for heating a sheet having a toner image put on it, and discharges the sheet after fixing. The cooling mechanism includes a suction port, a blower motor for rotating a fan, and a blowing duct for blowing air onto the sheet. The suction adjustment mechanism moves a suction adjustor between an open position where the suction port is open and a shut position where the suction port is closed. The controller moves the suction adjustor the closer to the shut position the smaller the set thickness of the sheet.


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Maruyama, Kei. (2018). Image forming apparatus and method for control of suction of air passed through fixing unit (U.S. Patent No. 9996043). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9996043

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