Invention Application
- Patent Title: IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION OF CHARGE NEUTRALIZER PROVIDED IN FIXING DEVICE
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Application No.: US17409706Application Date: 2021-08-23
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Publication No.: US20220057747A1Publication Date: 2022-02-24
- Inventor: Hiroyoshi OMURA
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Priority: JP2020-140785 20200824
- Main IPC: G03G21/20
- IPC: G03G21/20 ; G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a discharge guide provided downstream of a fixing device in a sheet transport direction, and configured to guide a sheet on which a toner image has been fixed, to a sheet discharge port formed in a main body of the image forming apparatus, the discharge guide including an air vent for cooling the sheet, and a cooling fan that blows air to the sheet passing the discharge guide, through the air vent. A fixing device housing includes an air inlet that allows an airflow generated by the cooling fan toward the sheet and reflected thereby, to be introduced into inside the fixing device housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US11372368B2 Image forming apparatus that prevents contamination of charge neutralizer provided in fixing device Public/Granted day:2022-06-28
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