IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

To provide an image forming apparatus that can appropriately process both ultrafine particles and floating toner in a cooling mechanism of a fixing device.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus comprises: a fixing device 50; a circuit forming unit 70 that forms a circuit 90 in which air circulates to...

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Main Authors OKUBO TAKAHIRO, KAKITA AKIHIKO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 30.11.2023
Subjects
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:To provide an image forming apparatus that can appropriately process both ultrafine particles and floating toner in a cooling mechanism of a fixing device.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus comprises: a fixing device 50; a circuit forming unit 70 that forms a circuit 90 in which air circulates to cool the fixing device 50; a blowing device 66 that is provided on a route of the circuit 90; and a cyclone separator 81 that is provided on the route of the circuit 90 and can separate toner from the air flowing in the circuit 90.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】定着装置の冷却機構において、超微粒子と、浮遊トナーとの両方を適切に処理することが可能な画像形成装置、を提供する。【解決手段】画像形成装置は、定着装置５０と、定着装置５０を冷却するための空気が循環する循環路９０を形成する循環路形成部７０と、循環路９０の経路上に設けられる送風装置６６と、循環路９０の経路上に設けられ、循環路９０を流れる空気からトナーを分離可能なサイクロン分離器８１とを備える。【選択図】図３
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20220081035