Patent ID: 7623822

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a transportation unit that has transfer means transferring a toner image formed on an image carrier to a recording medium, and that carries and transports the recording medium; a fuser that fuses the toner image transferred by the transfer means to the recording medium; a plurality of fans that are provided across a transportation width of the transportation unit for sticking the recording medium on the transportation unit onto a transporting surface by depressurizing; an air guide path through which an air inflow side of each fan communicates with an inside of the fuser; and control means that controls a rotation of the fans in such a way that, when more than a predetermined number of recording mediums having a width equal to or smaller than a predetermined width are transported within a predetermined time, a rotation of the fan communicating through the air guide path with a paper feeding area located inside the fuser and a rotation of the fan communicating through the air guide path with a non-paper feeding area located inside the fuser are separately controlled.