Patent ID: 8036564

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a main body; a cooling device; and a coupling assembly, the cooling device cooling as a cooling target one of a heat generator and a neighboring portion whose temperature is raised by heat of the heat generator, the cooling device including a heat-receiving section forming a heat-receiving-section channel through which a coolant flows to absorb heat from the cooling target, a cooling section to cool the coolant, and a circulation path to circulate the coolant between the heat-receiving section and the cooling section by transporting the coolant from the heat-receiving section to the cooling section, cooling the coolant at the cooling section, and transporting the coolant back to the heat-receiving section, the cooling target detachable from the main body, the heat-receiving section detachable from the main body along with the cooling target, the cooling section provided at the main body, the coupling assembly connecting the heat-receiving-section channel and the circulation path to circulate the coolant between the heat-receiving section and the cooling section whether with the cooling target installed in or detached from the main body.