Patent ID: 7809303
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a body casing having an outlet; a process unit including a plurality of image formation units arranged in a first direction, each of the image formation units having an image carrier, a charger, and a developing device, the process unit having a surface extending in the first direction; a scanner unit disposed facing and spaced apart from the process unit and configured to expose the image carrier in each of the image formation units, the scanner unit having a surface extending in the first direction and facing the surface of the process unit; a fixing device disposed in the first direction with respect to the process unit; a first passage defined by the surface of the process unit and the surface of the scanner unit, the first passage being configured to channel air between the surface of the process unit and the surface of the scanner unit to the outlet in the first direction; and a second passage configured to channel air in the vicinity of the fixing device to the outlet in a second direction that crosses the first direction.