Patent ID: 7324774
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
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; a fixing unit which fixes the developer image-transferred by the transfer unit onto the 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; a sheet receiving unit provided below the scanning unit and receiving the image-transferred member ejected from the ejecting roller; and an air supplying unit which has an air opening provided in the receiving unit, and supplies cool air from the air opening along the upper surface of the image-transferred member in the receiving unit by a rotation of a blower fan, wherein the exposure unit is provided below the scanning unit.