(19)
(11) EP 0 316 010 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.03.1991 Bulletin 1991/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.05.1989 Bulletin 1989/20

(21) Application number: 88118847.8

(22) Date of filing: 11.11.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4G03G 15/20, G03G 21/00, G03G 15/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB IT

(30) Priority: 12.11.1987 JP 286084/87

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tsuchiya, Hiroaki
    Yokohama-shi Kanagawa-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Grams, Klaus Dieter, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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    (54) Image forming apparatus with air exhaustion


    (57) An image forming apparatus includes image forming device for forming a toner image on a recording material, the image forming device including electrical discharger (2), fixing device (13) for fixing the toner image with heat, and air discharging device (24) for discharging air between said fixing device (13) and discharger (2) in said apparatus, and controller for controlling the discharging device (24) in accordance with a heated state of said fixing device (13).







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