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US 9,310,764 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuya Otsuka
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming portion; a first housing; a fixing device; a second housing; a first opening of the first housing facing a space; a second opening of the second housing facing the space; a first air supply fan that supplies air from the outside; a first air discharge fan that discharges air from the inside; a second air supply fan that supplies air from the outside; and a second air discharge fan that discharges air from the inside. The first housing and the second housing communicate with the atmosphere through the first and second openings, respectively. When the air pressure in the first opening of the first housing is P1 and the air pressure in the second opening of the second housing is P2, a relation of P2<P1 is satisfied.
Claims34
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming portion configured to form an image on a recording material;
- a first housing configured to cover the image forming portion;
- an image heating device configured to heat the image formed on the recording material;
- a second housing, disposed to face the first housing outside of the first housing, configured to cover the image heating device;
- a first opening, provided on the first housing, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a second opening provided on the second housing so as to face the first opening, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a first air blowing device including at least one of a first air supply device that is provided in the first housing so as to supply air into the first housing from the outside of the first housing and a first air discharge device that is provided in the first housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the first housing to the outside;
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- a second air blowing device including at least one of a second air supply device that is provided in the second housing so as to supply air into the second housing from the outside of the second housing and a second air discharge device that is provided in the second housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the second housing to the outside,
- wherein the first housing and the second housing communicate with the atmosphere through the first and second openings, respectively, and
- wherein when the absolute pressure of wind pressure of air in the first opening of the first housing is P1 [Pa (abs)] and the absolute pressure of wind pressure of air in the second opening of the second housing is P2 [Pa (abs)], a relation of P2<P1 is satisfied at least during an image forming operation.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming portion configured to form an image on a recording material;
- a first housing configured to cover the image forming portion;
- an image heating device configured to heat the image formed on the recording material;
- a second housing, disposed to face the first housing outside of the first housing, configured to cover the image heating device;
- a first opening, provided on the first housing, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a second opening provided on the second housing so as to face the first opening, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a first air blowing device including at least one of a first air supply device that is provided in the first housing so as to supply air into the first housing from the outside of the first housing and a first air discharge device that is provided in the first housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the first housing to the outside;
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- a second air blowing device including at least one of a second air supply device that is provided in the second housing so as to supply air into the second housing from the outside of the second housing and a second air discharge device that is provided in the second housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the second housing to the outside,
- wherein the first housing and the second housing communicate with the atmosphere through the first and second openings, respectively, and
- wherein when the absolute pressure of the static pressure of atmospheric pressure is P [Pa (abs)] and the absolute pressure of wind pressure of air in the second opening of the second housing is P2 [Pa (abs)], a relation of P2<P is satisfied at least during an image forming operation.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming portion configured to form an image on a recording material;
- a first housing configured to cover the image forming portion;
- an image heating device configured to heat the image formed on the recording material;
- a second housing, disposed to face the first housing outside of the first housing, configured to cover the image heating device;
- a first opening, provided on the first housing, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a second opening provided on the second housing so as to face the first opening, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a first air blowing device including at least one of a first air supply device that is provided in the first housing so as to supply air into the first housing from the outside of the first housing and a first air discharge device that is provided in the first housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the first housing to the outside;
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- a second air blowing device including at least one of a second air supply device that is provided in the second housing so as to supply air into the second housing from the outside of the second housing and a second air discharge device that is provided in the second housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the second housing to the outside,
- wherein the first housing and the second housing communicate with the atmosphere through the first and second openings, respectively, and
- wherein when the volume of air passing through the first opening from the inside to the outside of the first housing is V′1 [m3/min], the volume of air passing through the second opening from the inside to the outside of the second housing is V′2 [m3/min], the area of the first opening is S1 [m2], and the area of the second opening is S2 [m2], relations of V′1/S1>V′2/S2 are satisfied at least during an image forming operation.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming portion configured to form an image on a recording material;
- a first housing configured to cover the image forming portion;
- an image heating device configured to heat the image formed on the recording material;
- a second housing, disposed to face the first housing at outward of the first housing, configured to cover the image heating device;
- a first opening, provided on the first housing, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a second opening provided on the second housing so as to face the first opening, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a first air blowing device including at least one of a first air supply device that is provided in the first housing so as to supply air into the first housing from the outside of the first housing and a first air discharge device that is provided in the first housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the first housing to the outside;
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- a second air blowing device including at least one of a second air supply device that is provided in the second housing so as to supply air into the second housing from the outside of the second housing and a second air discharge device that is provided in the second housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the second housing to the outside,
- wherein the first housing and the second housing communicate with the atmosphere through the first and second openings, respectively, and
- wherein when the volume of air supplied by the second air supply device is V2 [m3/min] and the volume of air discharged by the second air discharge device is v2 [m3/min], a relation of V2−v2<0 is satisfied.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming portion configured to form an image on a recording material;
- a first housing configured to cover the image forming portion;
- an image heating device configured to heat the image formed on the recording material;
- a second housing, disposed to face the first housing outside of the first housing, configured to cover the image heating device;
- a first opening, provided on the first housing, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a second opening provided on the second housing so as to face the first opening, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a first air blowing device including at least one of a first air supply device that is provided in the first housing so as to supply air into the first housing from the outside and a first air discharge device that is provided in the first housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the first housing to the outside;
- a second air blowing device including at least one of a second air supply device that is provided in the second housing so as to supply air into the second housing from the outside and a second air discharge device that is provided in the second housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the second housing to the outside;
- a connection cover which surrounds the first opening and the second opening, and forms a space opening between the first opening and the second opening;
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- wherein when the absolute pressure of wind pressure of air in the first opening of the first housing is P1 [Pa (abs)] and the absolute pressure of wind pressure of air in the second opening of the second housing is P2 [Pa (abs)], the relation of P1>P2 is satisfied at least during an image forming operation.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming portion configured to form an image on a recording material;
- a first housing configured to cover the image forming portion;
- an image heating device configured to heat the image formed on the recording material;
- a second housing, disposed to face the first housing outside of the first housing, configured to cover the image heating device;
- a first opening, provided on the first housing, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a second opening provided on the second housing so as to face the first opening, configured to convey the recording material from the first housing to the second housing;
- a first air blowing device including at least one of a first air supply device that is provided in the first housing so as to supply air into the first housing from the outside and a first air discharge device that is provided in the first housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the first housing to the outside;
- a second air blowing device including at least one of a second air supply device that is provided in the second housing so as to supply air into the second housing from the outside and a second air discharge device that is provided in the second housing so as to discharge air from an inside of the second housing to the outside;
- a connection cover which surrounds the first opening and the second opening, and forms a space opening between the first opening and the second opening;
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- wherein when the volume of air passing through the first opening from the inside to the outside is V′1 [m3/min], the volume of air passing through the second opening from the inside to the outside is V′2 [m3/min], the area of the first opening is S1 [m2], and the area of the second opening is S2 [m2], the relation of V′1/S1>V′2/S2 is satisfied at least during an image forming operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.