Image forming apparatus with improved heat transmission
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body defining an external appearance of the image forming apparatus;
a developing unit to form a visible image on a printing medium using developer;
a fixing device to fix the developer image to the printing medium;
a heat plate having a first portion placed between the developing unit and the fixing device to absorb heat and a second portion to discharge the heat having an end disposed further from the fixing device than the developing unit such that the end extends away from the fixing device and the developing unit, the first portion of the heat plate includes a shield section located between the developing unit and the fixing device, and the second portion of the heat plate includes a radiator section integrally extending from the shield section, the radiator section being cooled via heat exchange with air; and
a blowing device to allow the radiator section to be cooled in contact with air,wherein the blowing device includes a blowing fan, a suction duct having a width equivalent to a width of the developing unit, into which air is suctioned from the developing unit, a connection duct to connect the suction duct and the blowing fan to each other, and a discharge duct to guide the air discharged from the blowing fan to an outside of the main body.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit to form a visible image on a printing medium using developer, a fixing device to fix the developer to the printing medium, and a heat plate placed between the developing unit and the fixing device such that heat generated from the fixing device is absorbed by the heat plate, and transmission of heat to the developing unit is restricted.
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a main body defining an external appearance of the image forming apparatus; a developing unit to form a visible image on a printing medium using developer; a fixing device to fix the developer image to the printing medium; a heat plate having a first portion placed between the developing unit and the fixing device to absorb heat and a second portion to discharge the heat having an end disposed further from the fixing device than the developing unit such that the end extends away from the fixing device and the developing unit, the first portion of the heat plate includes a shield section located between the developing unit and the fixing device, and the second portion of the heat plate includes a radiator section integrally extending from the shield section, the radiator section being cooled via heat exchange with air; and a blowing device to allow the radiator section to be cooled in contact with air, wherein the blowing device includes a blowing fan, a suction duct having a width equivalent to a width of the developing unit, into which air is suctioned from the developing unit, a connection duct to connect the suction duct and the blowing fan to each other, and a discharge duct to guide the air discharged from the blowing fan to an outside of the main body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a main body defining an external appearance of the image forming apparatus; a developing unit placed within the main body and serving to form a visible image on a printing medium using developer; and a blowing device to suction air from the developing unit and to discharge the air to an outside of the main body such that the air flows in a duct of the blowing device, wherein the developing unit includes a photoconductor and a charging device to charge the photoconductor, and wherein the blowing device is to suction discharge byproducts generated from the charging device and discharge the discharge byproducts to the outside of the main body such that the byproducts are moved in the duct, wherein the blowing device includes a blowing fan, and the duct that has a suction duct having a suction port corresponding to the charging device and configured to suction the air from the charging device, a connection duct to connect the suction duct and the blowing fan to each other. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a main body defining an external appearance of the image forming apparatus; a developing unit to form a visible image on a printing medium using developer; a fixing device to fix the developer image to the printing medium; a heat plate having one end disposed close to the fixing device to absorb heat from the fixing device and the other end extended from the one end toward a position away from the fixing device and the developing unit such that the other end of the heat plate is disposed further from the fixing device than the developing unit and the heat is discharged away from the fixing device and the developing unit through the other end of the heat plate, and a blowing device disposed to generate an air flow to discharge byproduct generated from the developing unit away from the developing unit and to cool the other end of the heat plate, wherein the blowing device includes a blowing fan, a suction duct having a width equivalent to a width of the developing unit, into which air is suctioned from the developing unit, a connection duct to connect the suction duct and the blowing fan to each other, and a discharge duct to guide the air discharged from the blowing fan to an outside of the main body. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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