Patent ID: 6701104
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:a drum-shaped image carrier, wherein the image carrier has a first end side and a second end side on opposite ends of the longitudinal axis of the image carrier; a toner storing device disposed adjacent to the image carrier; a fixing device disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the image carrier; and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises an airflow path in which air enters a side of the main body of the image forming apparatus, enters the image carrier through the first end side of the image carrier, flows through the image carrier, and is discharged from the second end side of the image carrier, makes a U-turn on the second end side of the image carrier, and flows through a space between the toner storing device and the fixing device, and returns to a position on the first end side of the image carrier in the main body of the image forming apparatus.