Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus equipped with fan for cooling a plurality of circuit boards
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Application No.: US16738248Application Date: 2020-01-09
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Publication No.: US10915065B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Fumie Hata
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
- Priority: JP2019-007121 20190118
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/20 ; H05K9/00 ; H05K7/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus that efficiently cools two circuit boards with one fan. An AC input circuit board has an AC power supply voltage supplied thereto from a commercial power supply, and includes a drive circuit for driving a heater. A power supply circuit board has an AC voltage supplied thereto from the AC input circuit board, and includes a conversion circuit for converting the AC voltage to a DC voltage. A sheet metal having a tubular shape covers the power supply circuit board. A fan cools the power supply circuit board. A duct member is arranged in a manner overlapping the sheet metal and cooperates with part of a wall portion of the sheet metal to form a flow passage for cooling the AC input circuit board with wind generated by the fan.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200233376A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH FAN FOR COOLING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS Public/Granted day:2020-07-23
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