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US 7,024,129 B2Granted
Air exhaust device having resilient member for reducing noise, and image forming apparatus using the same air exhaust device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTakefumi Adachi
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Abstract
An air exhaust device for use in an image forming apparatus includes a duct and a fan unit arranged in the duct. The duct includes a resilient holding member configured to resiliently hold the fan unit. The air exhaust device is arranged in a main body of the image forming apparatus.
Claims43
An air exhaust device for use in an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a duct;
- and
- a fan unit arranged in the duct,
- wherein the duct includes resilient holding means for resiliently holding the fan unit such that vibrations from the fan unit are not transmitted to the image forming apparatus.
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An air exhaust device for use in an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a duct integrally molded from resin material and having
- resilient holding means for resiliently holding a fan unit such that vibrations from the fan unit are not transmitted to the image forming apparatus,
- resilient fixing means for resiliently pressing against a first member of a main body of the image forming apparatus, and
- attaching means for attaching the duct to a second member of the main body of the image forming apparatus such that the duct hangs in the main body;
- and
- a fan unit arranged in the duct and resiliently held by the resilient holding means.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming having a body;
- an air exhaust device for exhausting air from the body, including:
- a duct;
- and
- a fan unit arranged in the duct,
- wherein the duct includes resilient holding means for resiliently holding the fan unit such that vibrations from the fan unit are not transmitted to the image forming part.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming having a body;
- an air exhaust device for exhausting air from the body, including:
- a duct having resilient holding means, resilient fixing means and attaching means, integrally molded from resin material;
- and
- a fan unit arranged in the duct and resiliently held by the resilient holding means such that vibrations from the fan unit are not transmitted to the image forming part,
- wherein the duct is positioned and fixed in a main body of the image forming apparatus with the resilient fixing means pressed against a first member of the main body of the image forming apparatus, and wherein the duct is attached to a second member of the main body of the image forming apparatus with the attaching means.
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An air exhaust device for use in an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- means for covering a part of the image forming apparatus;
- and
- means for exhausting air in the part of the image forming apparatus covered by the covering means, the exhausting means being arranged in the covering means,
- wherein the covering means includes means for resiliently holding the exhausting means.
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An air exhaust device for use in an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- means for covering a part of the image forming apparatus;
- and
- means for exhausting air in the part of the image forming apparatus covered by the covering means, the exhausting means being arranged in the covering means,
- wherein the covering means includes means for resiliently holding the exhausting means, means for positioning and fixing the covering means in a main body of the image forming apparatus, and means for attaching the covering means to the main body of the image forming apparatus, integrally molded from resin material, and wherein the covering means is positioned and fixed in the main body of the image forming apparatus with the positioning/fixing means pressed against a first member of the main body of the image forming apparatus, and wherein the covering means is attached to a second member of the main body of the image forming apparatus with the attaching means.
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A method of making an image forming apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a fan unit into a duct for covering a part of the image forming apparatus;
- resiliently holding the fan unit with a resilient holding member of the duct;
- pressing a resilient fixing member of the duct against a first member of a main body of the image forming apparatus, and positioning and fixing the duct in the main body of the image forming apparatus;
- and
- attaching the duct to a second member of the main body of the image forming apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.