US 12,036,786 B2
Light irradiator and printer
Ryuya Hioki, Higashiomi (JP)
Assigned to KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto (JP)
Appl. No. 17/904,482
Filed by KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 24, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/006836
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/172346, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-030614 (JP), filed on Feb. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102256 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B41J 11/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 11/00218 (2021.01) [B41J 11/00214 (2021.01); B41J 11/00216 (2021.01); G03G 15/2098 (2021.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light irradiator, comprising:
a light source including a plurality of light emitters;
a heat-dissipating member thermally connected to the light source;
a drive including a drive circuit for the light source;
a housing that is configured to accommodate the light source, the heat-dissipating member, and the drive, the housing including a plurality of vents and a light-emission opening to allow light from the light source to pass through the light-emission opening, the housing being rectangular and including a first surface having a first side with a first dimension and a second side with a second dimension greater than the first dimension, a second surface having the second side and a third side with a third dimension greater than the second dimension, and a third surface having the first side and the third side, the light-emission opening being in the first surface, a first vent and a second vent of the plurality of vents being in the second surface, the first vent being nearer the light-emission opening than the second vent, the second vent being located opposite to the light-emission opening, the light source being adjacent to the light-emission opening, the heat-dissipating member facing the first vent, the drive being between the first vent and the second vent;
an axial fan at the second vent, the axial fan being configured to blow air from inside the housing to outside the housing, the axial fan having a fan size greater than the first dimension and less than the second dimension;
a first plate at the second vent, the first plate facing the axial fan with a spacing less than or equal to the first dimension between the first plate and the axial fan; and
a second plate outside the housing, the second plate separating the first vent and the second vent.