Patent ID: 8165489
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording sheet, comprising: a main body; a fixing unit including a heating element, the fixing unit configured to generate heat and fix a developer image transferred onto the recording sheet thereto; a first fan disposed higher than the fixing unit as viewed in an axial direction of the heating element, the first fan configured to generate air in the main body around the fixing device; a second fan disposed under the heating element as viewed in the axial direction and configured to generate air in the main body; a controller configured to control operation of the first fan and the second fan; and a detector configured to detect whether a malfunction of the first fan occurs, wherein when the detector detects the malfunction of the first fan, the controller increases a voltage applied to the second fan as compared with the voltage applied before the malfunction was detected.