| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a vent for preventing temperature rise in the body of an imaging apparatus while preventing foreign matter from falling onto a component pertaining to imaging. SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus 30 comprises a body 21 having an opening 17 being opened/closed by a cover 2, an imaging means 22 fixed removably to the body through the opening and forming an image on a sheet, a sheet guide passage 23 for guiding the sheet to an imaging means and having a vent 13 for forming an air flow to the imaging means, a component 12 pertaining to imaging disposed below the vent, and a protective member moving between the sheet guide passage and the component as the cover opens/closes wherein the protective member moves to a position shifted from the sheet guide passage when the cover is closed and moves to a position facing the vent when the cover is opened. |
