Patent ID: 7194222
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a supply device which supplies a recording material; a cartridge including a photosensitive member and image forming device which acts on said photosensitive member, and detachably mounted on a main body of the apparatus, the cartridge being capable of forming an unfixed image on the recording material supplied and conveyed by said supply device; a fixing device which fixes the unfixed image onto the recording material; wherein said supply device, said cartridge and said fixing device are positioned from below to above in this order, an air blowing device which blows air toward said cartridge; a separating member for separating a space at a side of said cartridge and a space at a side of said supply device, said separating member including an aperture portion, said aperture portion being opposed to said cartridge, said air blowing device being provided at the aperture portion; and an aperture for discharging the air from an interior of said apparatus to an exterior of said apparatus, wherein said aperture is provided above said fixing device.