公开(公告)号：US20170343961A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15606563

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yuya SHIMOHORA ,  Mitsuki HATTORI

IPC: G03G21/20

CPC classification number: G03G21/206

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a cooler, an air passage switching member, a swing mechanism, a drive gear train, and a restricting mechanism. The air passage switching member is swingable and switches the path of cooling air produced by the cooler. The swing mechanism swings the air passage switching member. The drive gear train transmits a rotation driving force to the swing mechanism. The restricting mechanism restricts the swinging range of the swing mechanism. The swing mechanism has a first gear coupled to the drive gear train, and an actuator swingably coupled to the first gear with a predetermined load and coupled to the air passage switching member. By swinging the actuator together with the first gear while restricting the swinging range of the actuator with the restricting mechanism, the air passage switching member is switched between a first position and a second position.