Back to results
US 2024/0345502 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus including duct structure that supports light emitting elements for exposing a photoconductor
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRYOICHI KAWASUMI, TAKEHIRO ISHIDATE, HIROKI TAKANO
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable photoconductor; an exposure portion including a substrate on which a plurality of chips each including a plurality of light emitting portions that emit light for exposing the photoconductor is mounted, and a support portion configured to support the substrate; a fan configured to generate an airflow for cooling the exposure portion; and a duct configured to communicate with the fan and to communicate with the support portion to guide the airflow generated by the fan to the substrate.
Claims17
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable photoconductor;
- an exposure portion including a substrate on which a plurality of chips each including a plurality of light emitting portions configured to emit light for exposing the photoconductor is mounted, and a support portion configured to support the substrate;
- a fan configured to generate an airflow for cooling the exposure portion;
- and
- a duct configured to communicate with the fan and to communicate with the support portion to guide the airflow generated by the fan to the substrate.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.