Patent ID: 9207635
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an electric board on which an electric component is mounted; a housing having an opening through which a recording medium passes, the housing comprising a container unit configured to support at least a part of the recording medium passed through the opening and a frame configured to support the electric board; a feed roller configured to feed the recording medium supported in the container unit to an image formation unit; and a fan configured to cause air in the housing to flow, wherein the container unit comprises: a stacker part configured to support at least the part of the recording medium; and a pair of side parts disposed to sandwich the stacker part between the pair of side parts, in an orthogonal direction which is perpendicular to a feeding direction of the feed roller, wherein the frame comprises at least one of the pair of side parts, the fan is disposed at one of the pair of side parts, at a position closer to the opening relative to the feed roller in the feeding direction and between the electric board and the frame in the orthogonal direction, the electric board is disposed, at one of the pair of side parts in which the fan is provided, on an opposite side with respect to the stacker part in the orthogonal direction, the electric board holds the electric component disposed on a side of the electric hoard facing the frame; and the electric component is opposite the fan.