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US 11,531,302 B2Granted
Image forming device having top plate with burred openings
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorKanehiro Watanabe
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Abstract
Provided is an image forming device includes a top plate that is part of a case of a body of the image forming device. An opening is formed on the top plate, and the opening is processed by burring.
Claims10
An image forming device comprising:
- a top plate that is part of a case of a body of the image forming device,
- wherein an opening is formed on the top plate,
- wherein the opening is processed by burring,
- wherein the opening is an air suction inlet for air suction from outside of the image forming device,
- wherein an edge of the opening is processed by burring such that the edge is raised against a direction of the air suction,
- wherein the opening includes multiple first openings,
- wherein the multiple first openings are formed on the top plate,
- wherein multiple second openings that are not processed by the burring are formed on the top plate, and
- wherein a length of a raised part of the first openings that is formed by the burring is smaller than an opening diameter of the first openings.
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An image forming device comprising:
- a top plate that is part of a case of a body of the image forming device,
- wherein an opening is formed on the top plate,
- wherein the opening is processed by burring,
- wherein the opening is an air suction inlet for air suction from outside of the image forming device,
- wherein at least part of the opening is processed by burring such that the at least part of the opening is raised against a direction of the air suction,
- wherein the opening includes multiple first openings,
- wherein the multiple first openings are formed on the top plate,
- wherein multiple second openings that are not processed by the burring are formed on the top plate, and
- wherein a proportion of an entire open area of the openings to an area of a fan used for the air suction is 50% or more.
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An image forming device comprising:
- a top plate that is part of a case of a body of the image forming device,
- wherein an opening is formed on the top plate,
- wherein the opening is processed by burring,
- wherein the opening is an air suction inlet for air suction from outside of the image forming device,
- wherein at least part of the opening is processed by burring such that the edge is raised against a direction of the air suction,
- wherein the opening includes multiple first openings,
- wherein the multiple first openings are formed on the top plate,
- wherein multiple second openings that are not processed by the burring are formed on the top plate,
- wherein a bent section is provided on the top plate,
- wherein the first openings are formed at a part not close to the bent section, and
- wherein the second openings are formed at a part close to the bent section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.