Patent ID: 7136613

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of image carriers each carrying a developer image formed by developing an electrostatic latent image with a developer and each provided for each color; a primary transfer belt opposed to the plurality of image carriers and configured to carry a multicolor developer image formed by transferring the developer image for each color that is carried on the image carrier; a secondary transfer unit opposed to the primary transfer belt and configured to transfer the multicolor developer image carried on the primary transfer belt onto a transfer medium; a fixing unit configured to fix the multicolor developer image transferred by the secondary transfer unit on the transfer medium; and a fan disposed above the fixing unit, wherein the primary transfer belt is provided along a substantial vertical direction; the secondary transfer unit is provided on the opposite side of the image carrier on the primary transfer belt and above a central part of the primary transfer belt in a substantial vertical direction: and the fixing unit is provided above the secondary transfer unit.