Patent ID: 9535399
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming device comprising: a fixing unit configured to perform a process in which a toner image is fixed to a paper sheet after image formation; a conveying path along which the paper sheet is conveyed toward the fixing unit and from the fixing unit; a cooling fan disposed at a position facing the conveying path that is downstream relative to the fixing unit in a paper conveying direction; a casing in which the cooling fan is accommodated; a first discharge port that is formed in the casing and through which cooling air from the cooling fan is discharged toward a part of the conveying path that is upstream in the paper conveying direction relative to an end portion of the conveying path in the conveying path, which is downstream relative to the fixing unit; and a duct that guides the cooling air from the cooling fan in a direction toward the end portion of the conveying path, which is different from a direction in which the cooling air flows in the first discharge port.