Patent ID: 7391987

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming device configured to form a toner image on a recording medium; a first fixing device including a first pair of rotating members configured to heat-fix the toner image formed on the recording medium therebetween, wherein a housing surrounds said first pair of rotating members; a second fixing device including a second pair of rotating members configured to heat-fix the toner image on the recording medium therebetween which is heat fixed by said first fixing device, wherein the housing surrounds said second pair of rotating members; an exhaust heat duct configured to exhaust heat out of said apparatus; and a fan configured to form an air flow in said exhaust heat duct, wherein said first fixing device and said second fixing device are provided within said exhaust heat duct, and said exhaust heat duct exhausts heat of said first fixing device through said second fixing device by the air flow.