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US 10,518,564 B2Granted
Air filter and image forming apparatus incorporating same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorKeiichi Shimizu
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Abstract
An air filter for an image forming apparatus includes a housing including an air intake part and an air exhaust part, a fan disposed in the housing to form an air flow from the air intake part to the air exhaust part, and a filter disposed in the housing to filter the air flow. The fan draws air in a suction direction along an ejection direction of a sheet ejected from an ejection port in the image forming apparatus.
Claims20
An air filter for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a housing including an air intake part and an air exhaust part;
- a fan disposed in the housing to produce an air flow from the air intake part to the air exhaust part, the fan being configured to draw air in a suction direction along an ejection direction of a sheet upon ejection from an ejection port in the image forming apparatus;
- a filter disposed in the housing to filter the air flow;
- and
- a cover, disposed on the housing, to form an air flow from the ejection port to the air intake part, the cover including a plurality of ribs extending in the ejection direction of the sheet on a surface facing a path of the air flow.
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