18882167. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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Inventor(s)
TOSHIYUKI Watanabe of Kanagawa JP
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18882167 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing portion configured to fix a toner image to a recording material, a housing which accommodates the image forming portion and the fixing portion and in which a conveyance path that the recording material passes through is formed, and a discharge portion configured to discharge the recording material. The housing includes a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface. The second exterior surface is provided with an opening portion through which an outside of the housing and an inside of the housing communicate with each other. The image forming apparatus further includes a filter disposed to cover the opening portion. In a width direction orthogonal to both the vertical direction and the discharge direction, a center of the conveyance path is positioned between one end and an other end of a range where the opening portion is provided.