Patent ID: 8867952
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a first image carrier frame installed on a first side of the image carrier; and a second image carrier frame installed on a second side of the image carrier, opposite to the first side, wherein the image carrier comprises: an image carrier body; a first image carrier flange installed at a first end of the image carrier body; and a second image carrier flange installed at a second end of the image carrier body, opposite to the first end, wherein at least one of the first image carrier flange and the second image carrier flange includes a blower fan to guide air to pass through the image carrier body in one direction, wherein the first image carrier frame includes a guide rib configured to guide air, which is discharged through the first end of the image carrier body, toward a radially outward direction of the image carrier body, and wherein the second image carrier frame includes a through-hole that allows air to pass through the second image carrier frame to inside the image carrier body.