Patent ID: 11868084
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a photosensitive drum configured to form a toner image onto a sheet;
a heater configured to heat the sheet to fix the toner image on the sheet;
a discharge tray;
a cover configured to open the opening in an open state and to close the opening in a close state, the cover being configured to eject the sheet with the toner image fixed thereon through the opening and to receive the sheet with the toner image fixed thereon on the cover when the cover is in the open state, and to guide the sheet with the toner image fixed thereon toward the discharge tray when the cover is in the close state;
a fan configured to force air out of the housing when rotated; and
a controller configured to control the fan to rotate at a first speed when the cover closes the opening to guide the sheet toward the discharge tray, and to rotate at a second speed lower than the first speed when the cover opens the opening to receive the sheet on the cover.