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US 9,804,562 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus including duct member for cooling
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTatsuro Arata
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a duct member, and a board. The housing has a support plate extending in a vertical direction. The duct member is attached to the support plate and has a first air duct through which air sent by a blower passes. The board has an element that is mounted thereon and generates heat when energized, and has a part supported by the duct member so as to cover an outer surface of the first air duct.
Claims13
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a support plate extending in a vertical direction;
- a duct member attached to the support plate and having a first air duct through which air sent by a blower passes;
- and
- a board having an element that is mounted thereon and generates heat when energized, and having a part supported by the duct member so as to cover an outer surface of the first air duct, wherein
- the duct member has a wire holding portion configured to hold a wire electrically connected to the board, and
- the wire holding portion is formed integrally in the duct member so as to be adjacent to the first air duct.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a support plate extending in a vertical direction;
- a duct member attached to the support plate and having a first air duct through which air sent by a blower passes;
- and
- a board having an element that is mounted thereon and generates heat when energized, and having a part supported by the duct member so as to cover an outer surface of the first air duct, wherein
- the duct member has a boss portion projecting from the outer surface in a direction perpendicular to the support plate, and
- the board has a positioning hole through which the boss portion is inserted to position the board with respect to the duct member.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a support plate extending in a vertical direction;
- a duct member attached to the support plate and having a first air duct through which air sent by a blower passes;
- and
- a board having an element that is mounted thereon and generates heat when energized, and having a part supported by the duct member so as to cover an outer surface of the first air duct, wherein
- the duct member has a wire holding portion configured to hold a wire electrically connected to the board,
- the wire holding portion is formed integrally in the duct member so as to be adjacent to the first air duct,
- the duct member has a boss portion projecting from the outer surface in a direction perpendicular to the support plate, and
- the board has a positioning hole through which the boss portion is inserted to position the board with respect to the duct member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.