Patent ID: 9581956
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming section configured to form an image on a recording paper sheet and a housing accommodating the image forming section, the housing comprising: an enclosed and bottomed housing body having an enclosed sidewall and a bottom formed continuously and integrally with the sidewalk; and a lid removably attached to the housing body to cover an opening of the housing body, wherein the image forming section is separate from the housing body and is placed on top of the bottom in the housing body, when the lid is removed from the housing body and the image forming section is lifted above the opening, the image forming section is taken out of the housing body through the opening, the bottom is formed so that when the image forming apparatus is placed on a placement surface, a portion of the bottom is spaced from the placement surface, a first louver serving as an air inlet is provided in the portion of the bottom spaced from the placement surface, a second louver serving as an air outlet is provided in the lid, the sidewall is free of louver serving as an air inlet or air outlet, and a space formed in an interior of the housing between the sidewall and the image forming section provides a flow path of air flowing from the bottom to the lid.