Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus including duct member for cooling
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Application No.: US15269623Application Date: 2016-09-19
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Publication No.: US09804562B2Publication Date: 2017-10-31
- Inventor: Tatsuro Arata
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka-shi, Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka-shi, Osaka
- Agency: Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP
- Priority: JP2015-194319 20150930
- Main IPC: G03G21/20
- IPC: G03G21/20 ; G03G21/16

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170090416A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DUCT MEMBER FOR COOLING Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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