JP2009198681A - Image forming device and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device capable of effectively cooling heat generating equipment, capable of protecting the equipment from dust or the like, without attaching a dust filter, and capable of restraining leakage of vibration noise of the equipment. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming device has a laser scanner part 38 of the heat generating equipment arranged in a casing 3, and takes air in from the outside of the casing 3 to cool the equipment 38. A cover 51 for covering the whole of the equipment 38 is arranged inside the casing 3. An internal fan 52 for stirring air inside the cover 51 is arranged inside the cover 51. An external fan 53 for taking the air from the outside of the casing 3 into the inside of the casing 3 is further arranged outside the cover 51. The cover 51 is formed with a heat exchange part 51a worked into an irregular shape, and the internal fan 52 and external fan 53 are arranged opposite to the heat exchange part 51a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and an electronic apparatus that air-cools an apparatus using a fan.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an electronic device, an image forming apparatus that includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet and a sheet discharge unit that discharges a sheet image formed by the image forming unit to the outside of a housing is generally known. ing. This type of image forming apparatus includes devices that generate heat when operating. For example, the image forming apparatus includes a power supply unit and an exposure unit that operates with power supplied from the power supply unit and forms an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the image carrier by performing exposure on the charged image carrier. ing. In addition, devices such as a power supply unit and an exposure unit generate heat when energized, and an increase in the temperature of the device causes deterioration in the performance and life of the device. Therefore, in order to suppress the performance deterioration and the life reduction of the device that generates heat, it is common to forcibly cool the device with a cooling fan. Usually, devices such as a power supply unit and an exposure unit are arranged inside a casing in which a vent is formed.

  Then, by operating the cooling fan, air is introduced from the outside of the housing into the housing through the vents, and the introduced air is blown to a heat generating device such as a power supply unit or an exposure unit, thereby cooling the device. Is done.

  In such an air cooling method using a cooling fan, a large cooling fan is required depending on the device to be cooled, and the vent hole needs to be increased accordingly. In order to cool the part away from the cooling fan, it is necessary to increase the rotational speed of the cooling fan in order to obtain a larger wind pressure and air volume, and the operating noise of the cooling fan is also increased.

  Therefore, a technique has been proposed in which noise is suppressed by controlling the rotational speed of the fan (see Patent Documents 1 to 3).

JP-A-5-204221 JP 7-121089 A JP-A-9-197922

  However, in the control of the cooling fan, the noise of the cooling fan can be suppressed, but the operating noise of the equipment in the casing cannot be suppressed, and the operating noise of the equipment leaks from the vent of the casing. was there.

  In addition, when air outside the casing is sucked into the casing by the cooling fan, dust floating in the air is also sucked at the same time. In addition, dust and the like are blown to the device to be cooled together with air by the cooling fan, and dust or the like may accumulate on the device and cause malfunction.

  Therefore, in order to protect the equipment in the casing from dust, it is common to provide a dustproof filter for dust removal at the vent of the casing, but if the dustproof filter is clogged with dust, etc. The introduction was not smooth and the cooling effect was reduced.

  Therefore, the present invention can effectively cool a device that generates heat, can protect the device from dust and the like without attaching a dustproof filter, and can suppress leakage of drive sound of the device. And it aims at providing an electronic device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, and a sheet discharge unit that discharges a sheet formed by the image forming unit to the outside of the housing. In the image forming apparatus in which a device that generates heat is disposed inside, and air is taken in from the outside of the housing to cool the device that generates heat, a cover that is disposed inside the housing and covers the entire device; An internal fan that is disposed inside the cover and stirs the air inside the cover; and an external fan that is disposed outside the cover and takes air outside the housing into the housing. A heat exchanging portion for exchanging heat between the air taken into the housing by the external fan and the air agitated by the internal fan is formed in the cover. It is characterized in that the fan is arranged so as to face the heat exchanger.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device in which a device that generates heat is disposed inside a housing, the cover that is disposed inside the housing, covers the device that generates heat, and has a substantially sealed structure, and the cover An internal fan that stirs air inside the cover, and an external fan that is arranged outside the cover and takes air outside the housing into the housing. A heat exchange part is formed in the cover to exchange heat between the air taken into the housing by the external fan and the air stirred by the internal fan, and the heat exchange is performed between the internal fan and the external fan. It arrange | positions facing the part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the present invention, a device that generates heat is covered with a cover, and an internal fan and an external fan are disposed so as to face a heat exchanging portion formed on the cover, thereby effectively cooling the device in the cover. In addition, since the device is shielded by the cover, it is possible to prevent the operation sound of the device from leaking outside. Further, it is possible to prevent dust from entering the device by the cover without attaching a dustproof filter.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing the configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the image forming apparatus according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the case where the image forming apparatus as an electronic apparatus is a copying machine that performs image formation will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a printer, a facsimile, or the like that performs image formation by the image forming apparatus. But you can.

  The copying machine 1 as an image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit 69 that reads an image of an original, an image forming unit 2 that forms an image on a sheet S, a sheet supply unit 8 that supplies the sheet S to the image forming unit 2, and a conveyance belt 17. A fixing roller 25 and a discharge roller pair 26 as a sheet discharge unit are provided. Further, the copying machine 1 includes a power supply unit 70 that supplies electric power necessary for the operation of these units. The copying machine 1 includes a housing 3, and in this housing 3, an image reading unit 69, an image forming unit 2, a sheet supply unit 8, a conveyance belt 17, a fixing unit 25, a discharge roller pair 26, and a power supply unit. 70 is arranged. Here, an image reading unit 69 is disposed above the image forming unit 2, a sheet supply unit 8 is disposed below the image forming unit 2, and a power supply unit 70 is disposed below the sheet supply unit 8. .

  The image reading unit 69 exposes and scans the document table 5 on which the document is set, the document pressing member 33 that presses the document set on the document table 5, and the document set on the document table 5. And a scanning optical system 4 for reading.

  The scanning optical system 4 includes a moving light source 6 that emits light while scanning the document on the document table 5. The scanning optical system 4 also includes a mirror 39 for deflecting the optical path of the reflected light of the irradiated light, a lens 7 for condensing the light deflected by the mirror 39, and the light transmitted through the lens 7 as an electrical digital signal. And a CCD unit 36 that transmits the image to the image forming unit 2.

  The copying machine 1 functions as a copying machine if the digital signal of the CCD unit 36 is transmitted to its own image forming unit 2, and is transmitted to an image forming unit of another copying machine or an image forming unit of a facsimile apparatus. Functions as a device.

  The image forming unit 2 is a drum-type electrophotographic photosensitive member (hereinafter referred to as a photosensitive drum) having a conductive drum base made of aluminum or the like and a photosensitive layer formed on the outer peripheral surface as an image carrier. 10 is provided. The image forming unit 2 includes a primary charger 13, a laser scanner unit 38 as an exposure unit, a developing unit 11, a post charger 14, a transfer charger 15, and a separation charger 16, and these are the photosensitive drum 10. They are sequentially arranged around the photosensitive drum 10 along the rotation direction. Further, the image forming unit 2 includes a cleaner 12, and the toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 10 is removed.

  The image forming unit 2 electronically feeds sheets S such as paper or synthetic resin conveyed from the sheet feeding cassettes 9a and 9b loaded in the sheet supply unit 8 by the feeding rollers 19a and 19b and the conveying roller pairs 20a and 20b. A toner image is formed by a photographic method.

  More specifically, the surface of the photosensitive drum 10 rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 is uniformly charged by the primary charger 13. The laser scanner unit 38 irradiates and exposes the surface of the photosensitive drum 10 charged based on the image information transmitted from the image reading unit 69 or the personal computer to expose the surface of the photosensitive drum 10. An electrostatic latent image is formed. The latent image formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum 10 is developed with toner by the developing unit 11 to be visualized. Then, the toner image formed on the photosensitive drum 10 is easily transferred to the sheet S by the post charger 14 that uniformizes the charge amount of the toner image on the photosensitive drum 10. The toner image on the photosensitive drum 10 is transferred to the conveyed sheet S by the transfer charger 15. The sheet S to which the toner image is transferred is peeled off from the surface of the photosensitive drum 10 by the separation charger 16.

  A conveyance belt 17 is disposed downstream of the separation charger 16 in the sheet conveyance direction. The conveyor belt 17 is wound around the conveyor rollers 17a and 17b. A fixing unit 25 is disposed on the downstream side of the conveyance belt 17 in the sheet conveyance direction. The fixing unit 25 includes a heating roller 25a and a pressure roller 25b that is in pressure contact with the heating roller 25a.

  The sheet S peeled off by the separation charger 16 is conveyed by the conveying belt 17 and guided to the fixing unit 25, and is heated and pressurized by the fixing unit 25 to fix the toner image. Finally, the sheet S is discharged to the outside of the housing 3 by the discharge roller pair 26.

  In the first embodiment, the laser scanner unit 38 and the power source unit 70 are devices that generate heat when energized during operation, and the devices 38 and 70 are configured to be air-cooled.

  As shown in FIG. 2, two ventilation holes 41, 41 are formed in the housing 3 so as to face the laser scanner unit 38 and the power supply unit 70. Each vent 41 is provided with a louver 41a that changes the wind direction.

  Inside the housing 3, a partition plate 42 that shields each part 2, 8, 17, 25, 26, 69, 70 disposed inside the housing 3 from the air introduced from the vent holes 41, 41 is provided. It has been. An air path R surrounded by the partition plate 42 and the side plate on the side where the vents 41 and 41 of the housing 3 are formed is formed inside the housing 3. Thereby, air outside the housing 3 is guided to the air path R through the vent holes 41 and 41, and air in the air path R is discharged to the outside of the housing 3 through the vent holes 41 and 41. Thus, each ventilation port 41 functions as an intake port and an exhaust port. In the first embodiment, the case has been described in which each vent 41 functions as an intake port and an exhaust port. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the vent port 41 may function as an intake port or an exhaust port. In that case, a separate exhaust port or intake port may be provided.

  Here, the laser scanner unit 38 includes members such as a semiconductor laser (not shown) and a polygon mirror, and dust or the like adheres to each member constituting the laser scanner unit 38 in order to suppress deterioration in image quality. You must not do it. Moreover, the power supply unit 70 has members such as a switching element and a capacitor (not shown), and it is necessary to prevent dust and the like from adhering to each member constituting the power supply unit 70 in order to suppress a short circuit.

  Therefore, in the first embodiment, the laser scanner unit 38 is entirely covered with the metal cover 51, and has a substantially hermetically sealed structure in which only the portion from which the laser light is emitted and the wiring drawing portion are slightly opened. ing. Similarly, the power supply unit 70 is entirely covered with a metal cover 71 and has a substantially sealed structure in which only the wiring lead-out portion is slightly opened. Thus, by covering the entire devices 38 and 70 with the covers 51 and 71, it is possible to prevent dust from entering the covers 51 and 71. Further, by covering the entire devices 38 and 70 with the covers 51 and 71 in this way, it is possible to suppress the leakage of operating sound to the outside.

  Here, in the first embodiment, since the laser scanner unit 38 and the power source unit 70 generate heat, the laser scanner unit 38 and the power supply unit 70 are cooled so that the heat does not stay in the covers 51 and 71. The cooling structure will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the cooling structure of the laser scanner section, and FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the cooling structure of the power supply section. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an outline of the vicinity of the heat exchange part of the cover.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, openings 42 a and 42 b are formed in the partition plate 42 so that parts of the covers 51 and 71 are exposed to the air path R. The openings 42 a and 42 b of the partition plate 42 are formed in the openings 42 a and 42 b. A part of the covers 51 and 71 is close or fitted. And heat exchange parts 51a and 71a which heat-exchange between the air inside and outside the covers 51 and 71 are formed in a part of the covers 51 and 71 exposed to the air path R.

  First, the cooling structure of the laser scanner unit 38 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, an internal fan 52 that stirs the air inside the cover 51 is provided inside the cover 51 that covers the laser scanner unit 38 in order to cool the laser scanner unit 38 housed inside the cover 51. is set up. Since the semiconductor laser (not shown) of the laser scanner unit 38 has a higher temperature than other members, it needs to be cooled in order to suppress performance deterioration and life reduction. It is effective to do. When there is a member that needs to be cooled other than the semiconductor laser, the internal fan 52 can simultaneously cool the member. Therefore, each member of the laser scanner unit 38 can be air-cooled by stirring the air inside the cover 51 by the internal fan 52. The internal fan 52 is disposed in the vicinity of the heat exchanging portion 51a and facing the heat exchanging portion 51a. The suction side of the internal fan 52 faces the laser scanner unit 38, and the blowing side of the internal fan 52 faces the heat exchange unit 51a.

  Outside the cover 51, an external fan 53 that takes in air outside the housing 3 into the air passage R inside the housing 3 is installed in the air passage R inside the housing 3. The external fan 53 is disposed in the vicinity of the heat exchanging part 51 a so as to blow air to the heat exchanging part 51 a of the cover 51. The suction side of the external fan 53 faces the vent hole 41, and the blowing side of the external fan 53 faces the heat exchanging portion 51a.

  Then, by operating the internal fan 52 and the external fan 53, the laser scanner unit 38 dissipates heat through the heat exchange unit 51a. That is, by operating the internal fan 52, the air heated by the laser scanner unit 38 is blown from the inside of the cover to the heat exchanging unit 51a as indicated by the arrow A. The air blown to the heat exchanging part 51a is cooled by the heat exchanging part 51a. The cooled air is reflected by the heat exchanging portion 51a as indicated by an arrow B, returned to the laser scanner portion 38 as indicated by an arrow C, and the laser scanner portion 38 is deprived of heat and warmed.

  Further, by operating the external fan 53, cold air outside the housing 3 is sucked into the air path R inside the housing 3 as indicated by an arrow D through the vent 41 and warmed inside the cover 51. The heat exchange part 51a is sprayed from the outside of the cover. The air blown to the heat exchanging portion 51a is deprived of heat from the heat exchanging portion 51a, is reflected by the heat exchanging portion 51a as indicated by an arrow E, and is discharged to the outside of the housing 3 through the vent 41. Is done.

  Next, the cooling structure of the power supply unit 70 will be described, which is the same as the cooling structure of the laser scanner unit 38. That is, inside the cover 71 that covers the power supply unit 70, as shown in FIG. 4, an internal fan 72 that stirs the air inside the cover 71 is provided to air-cool the power supply unit 70 housed inside the cover 71. is set up. Since the switching element (not shown) of the power supply unit 70 has a higher temperature than other members, it needs to be cooled in order to suppress performance degradation and life reduction, but is cooled by the internal fan 72 to promote heat dissipation. Is effective. When there is a member that needs to be cooled other than the switching element, the internal fan 72 can simultaneously cool the member. Therefore, each member of the power supply unit 70 can be air-cooled by stirring the air inside the cover 71 by the internal fan 72. The internal fan 72 is disposed in the vicinity of the heat exchanging portion 71a and facing the heat exchanging portion 71a. The suction side of the internal fan 72 faces the power supply unit 70, and the blowing side of the internal fan 72 faces the heat exchange unit 71a. Further, outside the cover 71, an external fan 73 that takes in air outside the housing 3 into the air passage R inside the housing 3 is installed in the air passage R inside the housing 3. The external fan 73 is disposed in the vicinity of the heat exchanging portion 71 a so as to blow air to the heat exchanging portion 71 a of the cover 71. The suction side of the external fan 73 is opposed to the vent 41, and the blowing side of the external fan 73 is opposed to the heat exchanging portion 71a.

  And by operating the internal fan 72 and the external fan 73, the power supply part 70 is thermally radiated via the heat exchange part 71a. That is, by operating the internal fan 72, the air heated by the power supply unit 70 is blown and cooled to the heat exchanging unit 71a as indicated by the arrow A ', reflected as indicated by the arrow B', and as indicated by the arrow C '. Returned to the power supply unit 70, the power supply unit 70 is deprived of heat and warmed. Further, by operating the external fan 73, the air blown to the heat exchanging portion 71a as indicated by an arrow D 'is deprived of heat by the heat exchanging portion 71a and is reflected by the heat exchanging portion 71a as indicated by an arrow E'. Then, it is discharged to the outside of the housing 3 through the vent hole 41.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the heat exchanging parts 51 a and 71 a are formed by processing into a concavo-convex shape that continuously extends when viewed from the inside and outside of the covers 51 and 71. Thereby, the air sprayed on the heat exchange parts 51a and 71a flows along the unevenness | corrugation of the heat exchange parts 51a and 71a. Therefore, heat exchange is effectively performed between the air blown to the inside of the heat exchange parts 51a and 71a by the internal fans 52 and 72 and the air blown to the outside of the heat exchange parts 51a and 71a by the external fans 53 and 73. Done. In the first embodiment, the internal fans 52 and 72 and the external fans 53 and 73 are respectively maintained at a constant rotational speed, and heat exchange is stably performed in the heat exchange units 51a and 71a.

  With the above configuration, by operating the internal fans 52 and 72 and the external fans 53 and 73, heat dissipation in the heat exchanging portions 51a and 71a is promoted. Therefore, the devices 38 and 70 disposed inside the covers 51 and 71 can be effectively cooled without directly blowing the air outside the housing 3 by the external fans 53 and 73.

  Further, most of the heat inside the covers 51 and 71 is radiated by the heat exchanging portions 51a and 71a exposed to the air path R, and hardly radiates in the portions other than the heat exchanging portions 51a and 71a of the covers 51 and 71. And the air of the air path R warmed up by exchanging heat with the heat exchange parts 51a and 71a is discharged | emitted by the external fans 53 and 73 outside the housing | casing 3, and it suppresses that a heat | fever accumulates inside the housing | casing 3. it can.

  Further, since the devices 38 and 70 to be cooled are covered with the covers 51 and 71 so that the air outside the housing 3 does not directly hit, dust outside the housing 3 is blown onto the devices 38 and 70. This prevents the dust from accumulating on the devices 38 and 70. In addition, by covering the devices 38 and 70 with the covers 51 and 71, it is possible to prevent the operating sound from leaking to the outside.

  In addition, since the equipment not to be cooled is also partitioned from the air path R by the partition plate 42, even if the external fans 53 and 73 are operated, the air from the external fans 53 and 73 directly hits the equipment that is not to be cooled. No dust is blown onto equipment that is not subject to cooling. Therefore, dust can be prevented from being blown not only to the cooling target devices 38 and 70 but also to the non-cooling target devices, and the dust filter can be omitted.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the image forming apparatus that does not change the rotational speed of the external fan has been described. In the second embodiment, an image forming apparatus that changes the rotational speed of the external fan will be described. Note that in the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the cooling structure of the apparatus of the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the copying machine as the image forming apparatus includes temperature detection units 80 and 90 that detect the temperatures inside the covers 51 and 71, and control units that control the internal fans 52 and 72 and the external fans 53 and 73. 81.

  The temperature detection unit 80 is installed inside the cover 51 and connected to the control unit 81. And the control part 81 performs control which changes the rotation speed (rotation speed) of the external fan 53 based on the temperature detection result of the temperature detection part 80. FIG. Similarly, the temperature detection unit 90 is installed inside the cover 71 and connected to the control unit 81. And the control part 81 performs control which changes the rotation speed of the external fan 73 based on the temperature detection result of the temperature detection part 90. FIG.

  More specifically, the control unit 81 performs control to decrease the rotational speed of the external fan 53 linearly or stepwise as the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit 80 decreases. In other words, the control unit 81 performs control to increase the rotational speed of the external fan 53 linearly or stepwise as the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit 80 increases. Similarly, the control unit 81 performs control to decrease the rotational speed of the external fan 73 linearly or stepwise as the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit 90 decreases. In other words, the control unit 81 performs control to increase the rotational speed of the external fan 73 linearly or stepwise as the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit 90 increases.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the operation noise of the external fans 53 and 73 is reduced when the rotational speed of the external fans 53 and 73 is reduced by the control of the external fans 53 and 73 based on the temperature detection result. be able to. And when the rotation speed of the external fans 53 and 73 is raised, the apparatus 38 and 70 can be cooled effectively.

  In addition, the change control of the rotation speed of the external fans 53 and 73 of the control unit 81 in the second embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 81 determines whether or not the detected temperature is equal to or higher than a threshold (for example, 30 ° C.), and if the detected temperature of the temperature detecting units 80 and 90 is less than the threshold (for example, 30 ° C.), the external fan The rotational speeds 53 and 73 may be changed to zero. In other words, the operation of the external fans 53 and 73 may be controlled to stop. When the detected temperature is equal to or higher than a threshold value (for example, 30 ° C.), the control unit 81 performs control to increase the rotational speed of the external fans 53 and 73 linearly or stepwise as the temperature increases. Alternatively, the rotational speeds of the external fans 53 and 73 may be controlled to be constant. According to this, when the operation of the external fans 53 and 73 is stopped, the noise of the external fans 53 and 73 is eliminated, and when the external fans 53 and 73 are operated, the devices 38 and 70 are effective. Can be cooled to.

  In the first and second embodiments, the case where the devices that generate heat are the laser scanner unit 38 and the power supply unit 70 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the case where other devices that generate heat are cooled is also described. The cooling structure described above can be applied. For example, the above-described cooling structure can also be applied to the image reading unit 69 provided with a device that generates heat such as a light source and a power source for exposure scanning. Although the image forming apparatus has been described as an example, the present invention can be applied to any electronic apparatus that includes a device that generates heat.

  Moreover, in the said 1st and 2nd embodiment, when heat processing part 51a, 71a is given the process of a cross-sectional uneven | corrugated shape to the covers 51 and 71, and the unevenness | corrugation is formed in the inside and the outside of the covers 51 and 71 However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is also possible to form a heat exchanging part by attaching and fixing fin members separately to both the inside and the outside of a part of the cover.

  Moreover, in the said 1st and 2nd embodiment, although the covers 51 and 71 were set as the substantially sealed structure, it is not limited to this, As long as it can seal completely, it is good also as a sealed structure.

1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to a first embodiment. It is a schematic sectional drawing for demonstrating the cooling structure of a laser scanner part. It is a schematic sectional drawing for demonstrating the cooling structure of a power supply part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the heat exchange part vicinity of a cover. It is a schematic sectional drawing for demonstrating the cooling structure of the apparatus of the image forming apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Copier (image forming device, electronic device)
2 Image forming unit 3 Case 26 Discharge roller pair (sheet discharge unit)
38 Laser scanner (equipment)
41 Vent 51 Cover 51a Heat Exchanger 52 Internal Fan 53 External Fan 70 Power Supply (Equipment)
71 Cover 71a Heat Exchanger 72 Internal Fan 73 External Fan 80 Temperature Detector 90 Temperature Detector

Claims (6)

An image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet; and a sheet discharge unit that discharges the sheet image formed by the image forming unit to the outside of the housing, and a device that generates heat is disposed inside the housing, In the image forming apparatus that takes in air from the outside of the housing and cools the device that generates heat,
A cover disposed inside the housing and covering the entire device;
An internal fan arranged inside the cover and stirring the air inside the cover;
An external fan disposed outside the cover and taking air outside the housing into the housing;
In the cover, a heat exchange part is formed to exchange heat between the air taken into the housing by the external fan and the air stirred by the internal fan,
The image forming apparatus, wherein the internal fan and the external fan are arranged to face the heat exchange unit.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heat exchange unit is formed by processing a part of the cover into a concavo-convex shape.   The internal fan has a suction side facing the device and a blow-out side facing the heat exchange unit so that air heated by the device is blown to the heat exchange unit. The image forming apparatus described in 1. The casing is formed with a vent hole,
2. The external fan has a suction side facing the ventilation port and a blowing side facing the heat exchange unit so that air is taken in from the ventilation port and blown to the heat exchange unit. 4. The image forming apparatus according to any one of items 3. A temperature detector for detecting the temperature inside the cover;
5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotational speed of the external fan is changed based on a temperature detection result of the temperature detection unit. In an electronic device in which a device that generates heat is arranged inside the housing,
A cover that is disposed inside the housing, covers the heat generating device, and has a substantially sealed structure;
An internal fan arranged inside the cover and stirring the air inside the cover;
An external fan disposed outside the cover and taking air outside the housing into the housing;
In the cover, a heat exchange part is formed to exchange heat between the air taken into the housing by the external fan and the air stirred by the internal fan,
An electronic apparatus, wherein the internal fan and the external fan are arranged to face the heat exchange unit.

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