Print medium finishing unit and image forming apparatus having the same
US-2015368061-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus
US9010752B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9010752-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313864504-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 1, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
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An object of the present invention is to cool a sheet discharged onto an output sheet stacking surface while keeping the sheet from floating up.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a discharge unit adapted to discharge a sheet with a toner image fixed thereon by heat; a sheet stacking unit on which the sheet discharged from the discharge unit is loaded; a cover unit provided facing the sheet stacking unit so as to cover an upper surface of the sheet stacking unit; an air blowing unit adapted to blow air toward the cover unit, and a reflecting unit provided on the cover unit and adapted to…
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- G03G15/6552Primary
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- What does patent US9010752B2 cover?
- An object of the present invention is to cool a sheet discharged onto an output sheet stacking surface while keeping the sheet from floating up.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Canon Finetech Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/6582. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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