Patent ID: 8821055
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body including a first end side and a second end side; an image forming unit disposed in the main body, the image forming unit being configured to form an image on a transferring member, the image forming unit including a photosensitive member, wherein the image forming unit is disposed between the first end side and the second end side; a fixing unit disposed in the main body, the fixing unit being configured to fix the image onto the transferring member, wherein the fixing unit is disposed between the first end side and the second end side; a first feed path forming member disposed in the main body between the image forming unit and the fixing unit in a first direction, wherein the first direction extends from the first end side to the second end side, the first feed path forming member forming a first feed path along which the transferring member is fed; and an ejection portion configured to eject the transferring member on which the image is fixed at the fixing unit out of the main body, the ejection portion including a tray member, the tray member being disposed at an upper end portion of the main body and configured to receive the transferring member ejected therein, the tray member having a wall configured to support the transferring member ejected therein and a communication opening formed in the wall and providing communication between an inside and an outside of the main body, the communication opening being disposed between the image forming unit and the fixing unit in the first direction and above the photosensitive member of the image forming unit and the fixing unit in a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first feed path forming member has a first through hole formed vertically therethrough, and wherein a first communication path is formed between the communication opening in the tray member and the first through hole in the first feed path forming member.