Patent ID: 6999697
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a scanning unit which has a CCD therein and scans light on a document placed on a document table portion to produce image information; an exposure unit which forms an electrostatic latent image on an image carrier in accordance with the image information produced by the scanning unit; an image formation unit which forms a developer image by supplying a developing agent to the electrostatic latent image formed by the exposure unit; a transfer unit which transfers the developer image formed by the image formation unit onto an image-transferred member; an ejecting roller which ejects the image-transferred member onto which the developer image is transferred by the transfer unit to outside, the ejecting roller being provided below the scanning unit and away from the CCD along a transferring direction of the image-transferred member; a sheet receiving unit provided below the scanning unit and receiving the image-transferred member ejected from the ejecting roller; and an air opening provided in the receiving unit, at least some part of the air opening being provided between the CCD and the ejecting roller.