WO2015029510A1 - 画像形成装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to an image forming apparatus.
- an image forming apparatus in which air is taken into a main body of an image forming apparatus by a cooling fan, and a required cooling point such as an image forming unit and a power supply board arranged in the main body of the apparatus is cooled by the taken in air.
- a cooling fan a required cooling point
- a power supply board arranged in the main body of the apparatus.
- an air inlet is formed in the right wall portion of the image forming apparatus main body.
- a duct through which cooling air flows is connected to the intake port, and the cooling fan is disposed in this duct.
- the image forming unit is disposed near the left side wall in the image forming apparatus main body, and the downstream end of the duct is open near the image forming unit.
- the image forming unit is cooled by the air flow blown out from the downstream end of the duct.
- the power supply board is disposed below the duct. And a power supply board is cooled by the airflow which blows off from the branch port formed in the middle of the duct.
- the present disclosure has been made in view of such points, and an object of the present disclosure is to efficiently cool the image forming unit and the substrates with an inexpensive configuration.
- An image forming apparatus includes a main body housing unit in which an image forming unit that records an image on a sheet is housed, one power supply substrate, and cooling for cooling the image forming unit and the one power supply substrate. And a fan.
- the one substrate and the cooling fan are both attached to a side wall portion adjacent to the image forming portion in the main body housing portion, and the cooling fan is mounted on the image forming portion and the one fan by an air flow generated by the rotation.
- the substrate is configured to be cooled.
- the cooling fan is attached to the side wall adjacent to the image forming unit, the duct for guiding the air flow generated by the rotation of the cooling fan to the image forming unit is abolished, or the The duct length can be shortened. Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the image forming unit can be improved.
- the duct for supplying the air flow generated by the rotation of the cooling fan to the one substrate is eliminated or the duct length is shortened. Can do. Therefore, the cooling efficiency of one substrate can be improved.
- the said structure since it is not necessary to increase the number of cooling fans, manufacturing cost and fan noise can be suppressed.
- the cooling fan includes: a fan casing attached to the side wall portion; and an impeller that is accommodated in the fan casing and rotates to allow an air flow to flow into the casing from the outside of the main body housing portion.
- the fan casing includes an air inlet, a first outlet for discharging a part of the air flow flowing into the casing from the air inlet toward the image forming unit, and the air flow It is preferable to have a second discharge port for discharging a part of the air flow flowing into the casing from the inlet toward the one substrate.
- the image forming unit includes a photosensitive drum that carries an electrostatic latent image, and the side wall portion is located on one side of the main body casing in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum,
- the first discharge port is configured to discharge a part of the air flow flowing into the casing from the air inlet toward the one side end portion in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum or the vicinity thereof. It is preferable.
- one end portion in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum is connected to a driving mechanism for driving the photosensitive drum.
- the driving mechanism of the photosensitive drum can be cooled by the air flow discharged to the one side end in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum through the first discharge port of the fan casing. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a cooling fan for cooling the drive mechanism or to provide a long duct for guiding the air flow to the drive mechanism. Therefore, improvement in cooling efficiency and cost reduction can be achieved.
- the image forming apparatus includes an exterior cover that covers the side wall portion from the outside of the image forming apparatus and has an air inlet.
- a gap is formed between the side wall portion and the exterior cover, and the one substrate and the cooling fan are preferably attached to a surface of the side wall portion on the exterior cover side.
- the operator can access the one substrate and the cooling fan only by removing the exterior cover. Therefore, the maintainability of the image forming apparatus can be improved.
- the image forming apparatus further includes another substrate for supplying a high voltage to the image forming unit, the other substrate is attached to the side wall, and the cooling fan is attached to the side wall.
- a fan casing that is housed in the fan casing and rotated to allow an air flow to flow into the casing from the outside of the main body casing by rotating, the fan casing including an air flow An inlet, a first discharge port for discharging a part of the airflow flowing into the casing from the airflow inlet toward the image forming unit, and an airflow flowing into the casing from the airflow inlet
- a second discharge port for discharging a part of the air flow toward the one substrate and a second discharge port for discharging a part of the air flow flowing into the casing from the air inlet toward the other substrate. With three outlets Door is preferable.
- the high pressure substrate can be cooled by the air flow discharged from the third discharge port of the fan casing. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a cooling fan for cooling the high-pressure board or to provide a long duct for guiding the air flow to the high-pressure board. Therefore, improvement in cooling efficiency and cost reduction can be achieved.
- the one substrate is preferably a power supply substrate, and the other substrate is preferably a high-voltage substrate. According to this configuration, the high voltage substrate and the power supply substrate can be efficiently cooled.
- the one substrate is a power supply substrate
- the image forming apparatus includes a high voltage substrate for supplying a high voltage to the image forming unit, a main substrate for controlling the operation of the image forming unit, and the cooling fan.
- An engine board for controlling the operation of the actuator.
- the power supply board, the high-voltage board, the main board, and the engine board are all attached to the side wall portion, and the cooling fan is configured so that the image forming section and the one board are formed by an air flow generated by the rotation. It is preferable that the power supply board, the high-voltage board, the main board, and the engine board are cooled.
- the cooling fan can be disposed in the vicinity of a heat source device (cooling point required) such as a substrate or an image forming unit that needs to be cooled. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a long duct as in the prior art for cooling each substrate and the image forming section. Therefore, improvement in cooling efficiency and cost reduction can be achieved.
- the cooling fan includes: a fan casing attached to the side wall portion; and an impeller that is accommodated in the fan casing and rotates to allow an air flow to flow into the casing from the outside of the main body housing portion.
- the fan casing includes an air inlet, a first outlet for discharging a part of the air flow flowing into the casing from the air inlet toward the image forming unit, and the air flow A second discharge port for discharging a part of the air flow flowing into the casing from the inlet toward the power supply board, the main board and the engine board; and the air flowing into the casing from the air inlet And a third discharge port for discharging a part of the flow toward the power supply substrate.
- the image forming unit and the substrates can be efficiently cooled with an inexpensive configuration.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a laser printer as an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment as viewed from the front side.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the frame of the housing as seen from the front diagonal right side.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the image forming unit accommodated in the housing as viewed from the front oblique right side.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the housing as seen from the rear side.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cooling fan as seen from the front side (air inflow side).
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cooling fan as seen from the back side.
- FIG. 1 shows a laser printer 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a printer) as an image forming apparatus in the present embodiment.
- the printer 1 includes a paper feeding unit 10, an image forming unit 20, a fixing unit 40, a paper discharge unit 50, and a housing 60.
- a plurality of transport roller pairs 11 to 13 that sandwich and transport the paper P are disposed on the paper transport path from the paper supply unit 10 to the paper discharge unit 50.
- the front side and the back side are referred to as “front side” and “rear side”, respectively, and the left side and right side are referred to as “left side” and “right side”, respectively.
- front side and the back side are referred to as “front side” and “rear side”, respectively
- the left side and right side are referred to as “left side” and “right side”, respectively.
- the printer 1 includes a paper feeding unit 10, an image forming unit 20, a fixing unit 40, a paper discharge unit 50, and a housing 60.
- the paper feeding unit 10 is disposed in the lower part of the housing 60.
- the paper feed unit 10 includes a paper feed cassette 10a in which sheet-like paper P is accommodated, and a pickup roller 10b for taking out the paper P in the paper feed cassette 10a and sending it out of the cassette.
- the paper P sent out of the cassette from the paper feed cassette 10 a is supplied to the image forming unit 20 through the transport roller pair 11.
- the image forming unit 20 includes a photosensitive drum 21, a charger 23, an exposure device 25, a developing device 27, a transfer device 29, and a toner container (not shown).
- the image forming unit 20 charges the peripheral surface of the photosensitive drum 21 with the charger 23, and then exposes original image data (for example, image data of the original image received from the external terminal) to the surface of the photosensitive drum 21 with the exposure device 25. ) To form an electrostatic latent image.
- the electrostatic latent image formed (supported) on the surface of the photosensitive drum 21 is developed as a toner image by the developing device 27.
- the image forming unit 20 transfers the toner image onto the paper P supplied from the paper supply unit 10 by the transfer unit 29 and supplies the transferred paper P to the fixing unit 40.
- the fixing unit 40 fixes the toner image on the paper P by pressing the paper P supplied from the image forming unit 20 between the fixing roller 40a and the pressure roller 40b. Then, the paper P on which the toner image is fixed by the fixing unit 40 is sent out to the downstream side by both rollers 40a and 40b.
- the paper P sent out from the fixing unit 40 is discharged to the paper discharge unit 50 through a plurality of conveying roller pairs 12 and 13.
- the paper discharge unit 50 is formed by denting the upper surface of the housing 60 into a concave shape.
- the casing 60 includes a frame 61 (see FIGS. 2 to 4) and a sheet metal 62.
- the housing 60 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and the frame 61 forms a skeleton thereof.
- Six sheet metals 62 are provided in total, and each sheet metal 62 forms the front and rear, left and right, and upper and lower walls of the housing 60. 2 to 4, only a sheet metal (hereinafter referred to as a rear sheet metal) 62a that forms the rear side wall portion of the housing 60 is shown.
- the rear sheet metal 62 a is disposed adjacent to the photosensitive drum 21 which is one component of the image forming unit 20.
- the rear sheet metal 62 a is located on one side in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum 21.
- One end of the photosensitive drum 21 in the axial direction is connected to a driving mechanism 150 for driving the drum 21.
- the drive mechanism 150 includes a drive gear 151 that is rotationally and integrally connected to the photosensitive drum 21, and a driven gear 152 that is rotatably and integrally connected to a transfer roller 29 a of the transfer device 29.
- the driven gear 152 is meshed with the drive gear 151.
- the rear sheet metal 62a is covered from the outer side of the printer 1 by the exterior cover 63.
- the exterior cover 63 is fixed to the frame 61 with bolts (not shown).
- the exterior cover 63 is disposed on the rear side with a predetermined distance from the rear sheet metal 62a.
- a space (gap) S having a thickness in the front-rear direction is formed between the exterior cover 63 and the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the exterior cover 63 is formed with an air inlet 63f.
- the intake port 63f is formed in a portion of the exterior cover 63 located on the rear side of the cooling fan 100 (described later).
- An exhaust port 60f for discharging the air in the housing 60 to the outside is formed in the left side wall portion of the housing 60.
- the exhaust port 60 f is formed at the lower end portion of the front end portion of the left side wall portion of the housing 60.
- a power supply board 71, an engine main board 72, a high voltage board 73 (see FIG. 9), and a cooling fan 100 are attached to the rear side metal plate 62a.
- the cooling fan 100 is formed slightly to the left of the portion of the rear sheet metal 62a located on the extension of the photosensitive drum 21 in the axial direction.
- the cooling fan 100 is configured to cool the image forming unit 20 and the substrates 71 to 73 by an air flow generated by the rotation. Details of the cooling fan 100 will be described later.
- the power supply board 71 is attached to the left side of the cooling fan 100 on the rear side surface of the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the power supply board 71 supplies necessary power to each device of the printer 1 such as a heater built in the fixing roller 40 a and a motor for driving the photosensitive drum 21.
- the engine main board 72 is attached to the upper side of the power supply board 71 on the rear side surface of the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the engine main board 72 controls the function of the engine board that controls the actuator including the cooling fan 100 (specifically, the driving motor of the cooling fan 100 and the driving motor of the transport system) and the operation of the image forming unit 20.
- the cooling fan 100 specifically, the driving motor of the cooling fan 100 and the driving motor of the transport system
- the operation of the image forming unit 20 As a main board.
- the high-voltage board 73 is attached to the front side surface of the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the high-pressure board 73 is located slightly above the height position of the upper end surface of the cooling fan 100.
- the high voltage substrate 73 supplies a high voltage to the transfer device 29, the developing device 27, the photosensitive drum 21, and the like.
- the cooling fan 100 includes a fan casing 101 and an impeller 110.
- the cooling fan 100 is described as being attached to the rear sheet metal 62a (in the state of FIG. 5) unless otherwise specified.
- the fan casing 101 has a rectangular frame-shaped main body casing 102 for accommodating the impeller 110 and a duct portion 103 formed integrally with the main body casing 102.
- the impeller 110 is rotatably supported by the main casing 102 by four support portions 104 extending radially outward from the outer peripheral portion thereof.
- the impeller 110 is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown).
- a fixing bracket portion 105 (see FIG. 7) is formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the main body casing 102, respectively.
- Each fixing bracket portion 105 is formed with a through hole 105f penetrating in the thickness direction.
- the main casing 102 is fixed to the rear sheet metal 62a by a bolt (not shown) inserted through the through hole 105f.
- a through hole 102f is formed in the rear side wall 102a of the main body casing 102 (see FIG. 6). This through hole 102f is formed in the whole except for the four corners of the rear side wall 102a.
- the through hole 102f constitutes an air inlet 200 for allowing an air flow to flow into the fan casing 101.
- a rectangular opening 102r penetrating in the thickness direction is formed in the left side wall portion 102d of the main body casing 102.
- the opening 102r has a second discharge port 202 for discharging a part of the air flow flowing into the fan casing 101 from the air inlet 200 toward the power supply board 71 and the engine main board 72. It is composed.
- the duct portion 103 is connected to the front side of the main casing 102 and penetrates the rear sheet metal 62a (see FIG. 5).
- the duct portion 103 has an inclined wall portion 103a that is inclined to the right side (photosensitive drum 21 side) from the front side toward the rear side (see FIG. 7).
- the upper end edge of the inclined wall portion 103a is connected to the upper wall portion 103b, and the lower end edge of the inclined wall portion 103a is connected to the lower wall portion 103c.
- the upper wall portion 103b and the lower wall portion 103c are disposed horizontally so as to face each other.
- the upper wall portion 103b and the lower wall portion 103c are connected to the upper vertical wall portion 102b and the lower vertical wall portion 102c that constitute a part of the main body casing 102, respectively.
- An opening 103 f on the downstream side of the duct portion 103 is open near one end portion in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum 21.
- the opening 103 f is a first discharge port 201 that discharges a part of the air flow that flows into the fan casing 101 from the air inlet 200 toward one end of the photosensitive drum 21 in the axial direction. Is configured.
- the upper vertical wall portion 102b is formed with a substantially square opening portion 102s penetrating in the thickness direction.
- the opening 102s communicates with a through hole 62f (see FIG. 9) formed in the vicinity of the lower side of the high-voltage board 73 of the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the opening 102 s constitutes a third discharge port 203 for discharging a part of the air flow flowing into the fan casing 101 from the air inlet 200 toward the high-pressure board 73.
- the cooling fan 100 when the cooling fan 100 is driven, the air outside the printer 1 is guided to the cooling fan 100 through the air inlet 63f formed in the exterior cover 63 (see FIG. 5). ). Then, an air flow flows into the casing 101 through an air inlet 200 formed in the fan casing 101.
- the air flow flowing into the fan casing 101 is roughly divided into an air flow discharged from the first discharge port 201, an air flow discharged from the second discharge port 202, and a third discharge port 203 (see FIG. 9). ) And the air flow discharged from.
- the air flow discharged from the first discharge port 201 is blown to one end portion in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum 21 as indicated by white arrows in FIGS. Thereafter, the air flow flows from one side in the axial direction toward the other side (from the rear side to the front side) along the boundary between the photosensitive drum 21 and the developing roller 27a (see FIG. 8). It flows from the right side to the left side along the front side wall portion of the housing 60 and is discharged from the exhaust port 60f.
- the entire image forming unit 20 including the photosensitive drum 21 is cooled by the air flow discharged from the first discharge port 201. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the image forming unit 20 from being excessively heated by the heat of the fixing unit 40 adjacent to the image forming unit 20 or the image forming unit 20 from being excessively heated due to the operation of the exposure device 25. be able to.
- the air flow discharged from the second discharge port 202 flows from the right side to the left side along the rear sheet metal 62a and passes through the power supply board 71 as shown by the white arrow in FIG. It is discharged from the mouth to the outside of the printer 1. Since the engine main board 72 is disposed above the power supply board 71, the engine main board 72 is cooled by the air flow in addition to the power supply board 71. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the power supply board 71 and the engine main board 72 from being excessively heated and failing.
- the air flow discharged from the third discharge port 203 flows from the lower side to the upper side along the rear sheet metal 62a and passes through the high pressure substrate 73 as shown by the white arrow in FIG. To the outside of the printer 1.
- the high pressure substrate 73 is cooled by the air flow. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the high-voltage board 73 from being damaged due to excessive heat generation.
- the cooling fan 100 is attached to the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the driving mechanism 150 of the photosensitive drum 21, which is one component of the image forming unit 20, is arranged in the vicinity of the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the heat sources such as the substrates 71 to 73, the image forming unit 20, and the drive mechanism 150 can be centrally arranged at the rear part of the printer 1, and the cooling fan 100 can be arranged at a location close to the heat source.
- the heat source (required cooling point) can be efficiently cooled with an inexpensive configuration. Further, it is not necessary to increase the number of cooling fans 100 in order to cool the substrates 71 to 73, the image forming unit 20, and the drive mechanism 150. Therefore, fan noise and manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the cooling fan 100, the power supply board 71, and the engine main board 72 are attached to the exterior cover 63 side (rear side) of the rear sheet metal 62a.
- the engine board and the main board are integrated as the engine main board 72, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the two boards may be separated.
- the electrophotographic laser printer 1 has been described as an example of the image forming apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the image forming apparatus may be, for example, an ink jet type image forming apparatus.
- cooling fan 100 only one cooling fan 100 is provided.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of cooling fans 100 may be provided.
- the present disclosure is useful for an image forming apparatus, and in particular, a main body housing unit in which an image forming unit that records an image on paper is accommodated, a power supply board, the image forming unit, and the power source.
- a cooling fan for cooling a substrate.
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この構成によれば、高圧基板及び電源基板を効率良く冷却することができる。
これにより、基板類や作像部等の冷却効率を可及的に向上させることができる。
20 作像部
21 感光体ドラム
60 筐体(本体筐体部)
62a 後側板金(側壁部)
63 外装カバー
63f 吸気口
71 電源基板(一の基板)
72 エンジン・メイン基板(エンジン基板、メイン基板)
73 高圧基板(他の基板)
100 冷却ファン
101 ファンケーシング
110 羽根車
150 駆動機構
200 空気流入口
201 第一吐出口
202 第二吐出口
203 第三吐出口
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- 用紙に画像を記録する作像部が収容された本体筐体部と、
上記本体筐体部における上記作像部に隣接する側壁部に取付けられた一の基板と、
上記本体筐体部における上記作像部に隣接する側壁部に取付けられ、回転により生じる空気流によって上記作像部及び上記一の基板を冷却するように構成されている冷却ファンと、を備えた画像形成装置。 - 請求項1記載の画像形成装置において、
上記冷却ファンは、上記側壁部に取付けられたファンケーシングと、該ファンケーシング内に収容され、回転することにより上記本体筐体部の外部から該ケーシング内に空気流を流入させる羽根車と、を有し、
上記ファンケーシングは、空気流入口と、該空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記作像部に向けて吐出するための第一吐出口と、該空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記一の基板に向けて吐出するための第二吐出口と、を有している画像形成装置。 - 請求項2に記載の画像形成装置において、
前記第1の吐出口が前記空気流を前記作像部に向けるダクト部を備えている、画像形成装置。 - 請求項2記載の画像形成装置において、
上記作像部は、静電潜像を担持する感光体ドラムを含み、
上記側壁部は、上記本体筐体部における上記感光体ドラムの軸方向の一側に位置しており、
上記ファンケーシングの第一吐出口は、上記空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を、上記感光体ドラムの軸方向の一側端部に向けて吐出するように構成されている、画像形成装置。 - 請求項4記載の画像形成装置において、
上記感光体ドラムの軸方向の一側端部は、該感光体ドラムを駆動するための駆動機構に連結されている、画像形成装置。 - 請求項1に記載の画像形成装置において、
上記側壁部を上記画像形成装置の外方側から覆い且つ吸気口が形成された外装カバーを備え、
上記側壁部と上記外装カバーとの間には隙間が形成され、
上記一の基板及び上記冷却ファンは、上記側壁部における上記外装カバー側の面に取付けられている、画像形成装置。 - 請求項1記載の画像形成装置において、
上記作像部に高電圧を供給するための他の基板をさらに備え、
上記他の基板は、上記側壁部に取付けられており、
上記冷却ファンは、上記側壁部に取付けられたファンケーシングと、該ファンケーシング内に収容され、回転することにより上記本体筐体部の外部から該ケーシング内に空気流を流入させる羽根車と、を有し、
上記ファンケーシングは、空気流入口と、該空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記作像部に向けて吐出するための第一吐出口と、該空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記一の基板に向けて吐出するための第二吐出口と、上記空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記他の基板に向けて吐出するための第三吐出口と、を有している、画像形成装置。 - 請求項7記載の画像形成装置において、
上記一の基板は電源基板であり、上記他の基板は高圧基板である、画像形成装置。 - 請求項1記載の画像形成装置において、
上記一の基板は電源基板であり、
上記作像部に高電圧を供給するための高圧基板と、上記作像部の動作を制御するメイン基板と、上記冷却ファンを含むアクチュエータの作動を制御するエンジン基板とをさらに備え、
上記電源基板、上記高圧基板、上記メイン基板、上記エンジン基板は全て、上記側壁部に取付けられ、
上記冷却ファンは、その回転により生じる空気流によって、上記作像部と、上記一の基板としての電源基板と、上記高圧基板と、上記メイン基板と、上記エンジン基板とを冷却するように構成されている、画像形成装置。 - 請求項9記載の画像形成装置において、
上記冷却ファンは、上記側壁部に取付けられたファンケーシングと、該ファンケーシング内に収容され、回転することにより上記本体筐体部の外部から該ケーシング内に空気流を流入させる羽根車と、を有し、
上記ファンケーシングは、空気流入口と、該空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記作像部に向けて吐出するための第一吐出口と、該空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記電源基板及び上記メイン基板及び上記エンジン基板に向けて吐出するための第二吐出口と、上記空気流入口から該ケーシング内に流入した空気流の一部を上記電源基板に向けて吐出するための第三吐出口とを有している、画像形成装置。
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