发明名称 Image forming apparatus
摘要 An image forming apparatus includes a main body, an image forming unit, a fixing unit, a first feed path forming member, and an ejection portion. The first feed path forming member is disposed between the image forming unit and the fixing unit in the main body and forms a first feed path in which a transferring member is fed. The ejection portion includes a tray member disposed at an upper end portion of the main body and including a communication opening that provides communication between an inside and an outside of the main body. The communication opening is disposed between the image forming unit and the fixing unit in a plan view. The first feed path forming member includes a first through hole. The first through hole is open toward the communication opening and the communication opening is open toward the first through hole.
申请公布号 US8821055(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.09.02
申请号 US201213431068 申请日期 2012.03.27
申请人 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 发明人 Ukai Masamitsu
分类号 B41J29/02;G03G15/00 主分类号 B41J29/02
代理机构 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. 代理人 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
主权项 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body including a first end side and a second end side; an image forming unit disposed in the main body, the image forming unit being configured to form an image on a transferring member, the image forming unit including a photosensitive member, wherein the image forming unit is disposed between the first end side and the second end side; a fixing unit disposed in the main body, the fixing unit being configured to fix the image onto the transferring member, wherein the fixing unit is disposed between the first end side and the second end side; a first feed path forming member disposed in the main body between the image forming unit and the fixing unit in a first direction, wherein the first direction extends from the first end side to the second end side, the first feed path forming member forming a first feed path along which the transferring member is fed; and an ejection portion configured to eject the transferring member on which the image is fixed at the fixing unit out of the main body, the ejection portion including a tray member, the tray member being disposed at an upper end portion of the main body and configured to receive the transferring member ejected therein, the tray member having a wall configured to support the transferring member ejected therein and a communication opening formed in the wall and providing communication between an inside and an outside of the main body, the communication opening being disposed between the image forming unit and the fixing unit in the first direction and above the photosensitive member of the image forming unit and the fixing unit in a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first feed path forming member has a first through hole formed vertically therethrough, and wherein a first communication path is formed between the communication opening in the tray member and the first through hole in the first feed path forming member.
地址 Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken JP