Canon kabushiki kaisha (20250116965). IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

canon kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

JUNYA Azami of Shizuoka JP

SEIJI Inada of Ibaraki JP

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250116965 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

an image forming apparatus includes a casing accommodating an image forming unit, a fan, a duct member, an electric component, and a sensor unit. the casing includes a cover member, an air inlet opening, and an air outlet opening. the fan is configured to take in air from an upstream side with respect to a second direction and blow out the air to a downstream side with respect to the second direction such that the air flow flowing through the air inlet opening, the fan, the duct member, and the air outlet opening is generated. the sensor unit is arranged within a region between the air inlet opening and a rotational axis of the fan with respect to a first direction, and is arranged on an upstream side of the fan with respect to the second direction.