Patent ID: 7512356
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first unit including a scanning unit which optically scans an image of a document placed on a document table portion; a second unit including an image forming unit which forms a developer image on an image carrier in accordance with image information scanned by the scanning unit; a transfer unit which transfers the developer image formed by the image forming unit onto an image-transferred member; an ejecting unit which ejects the image-transferred member onto which the developer image is transferred by the transfer unit to outside; a sheet receiving unit provided at a lower part of the scanning unit and receiving the image-transferred member ejected from the ejecting unit; a peripheral wall which surrounds an area around the sheet receiving unit and forms a space between the first unit and the second unit; an air opening provided on a part of the peripheral wall; a blowing unit which blows air; and an air outlet which discharges the air blown by the blowing unit to the space to produce a flow of the air outward from the space.