Patent ID: 8666274
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising inside an apparatus main body thereof: a plurality of image carriers; a plurality of developing devices disposed to oppose the plurality of image carriers; a cooling fan; and a cooling duct flowing cool air from the cooling fan to at least the plurality of image carriers and the plurality of developing devices, wherein the cooling duct includes an image-carrier cooling duct that flows cool air to the plurality of image carriers; and a developing-device cooling duct that flows cool air to the plurality of developing devices, wherein the image-carrier cooling duct and the developing-device cooling duct are disposed abreast front to back inside of the apparatus main body, wherein a plurality of image carrier nozzles are provided to the image-carrier cooling duct and a plurality of developing device nozzles are provided to the developing-device cooling duct, respectively, wherein each of the plurality of image carrier nozzles opens toward each of the plurality of image carriers, wherein each of the plurality of developing device nozzles opens toward each of the plurality of developing devices, and wherein each of the plurality of image carrier nozzles is disposed between the developing device nozzles and straddles the developing-device cooling duct.