- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and method for reducing airborne particles
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Application No.: US17256718Application Date: 2019-07-12
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Publication No.: US11221587B2Publication Date: 2022-01-11
- Inventor: Manabu Ono , Takashi Nakazawa , Takeshi Kawamura
- Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Jefferson IP Law, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2018-152184 20180813
- International Application: PCT/US2019/041581 WO 20190712
- International Announcement: WO2020/036699 WO 20200220
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00 ; G03G21/20 ; B01D45/08 ; G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus has an airborne particle reduction structure located in an airflow passage and including a first L-shaped baffle and a second L-shaped baffle. The first L-shaped baffle and the second L-shaped baffle each include an overhang extending from a bent portion to a first end and a wind receiver extending from the bent portion to a second end. Additionally, the first end of the first L-shaped baffle and the first end of the second L-shaped baffle are both oriented toward an upstream position of the airflow passage. The second end of the first L-shaped baffle is attached to a first airflow surface of the airflow passage, and the second end of the second L-shaped baffle is attached to a second airflow surface opposing the first airflow surface and located downstream from the first L-shaped baffle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210255583A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR REDUCING AIRBORNE PARTICLES Public/Granted day:2021-08-19
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