Patent ID: 8873994

Claim:
An image forming apparatus including a resin frame made of resin and an image forming unit, comprising: a first duct arranged in a first direction that allows air to flow on one side of the image forming unit, a second duct arranged parallel to the first duct in the first direction that allows air to flow on an other side that is opposite to the one side, and a plurality of third ducts extending in a second direction normal to the first direction that each allows air to flow between the first duct and the second duct, wherein the resin frame has a first duct portion that constitutes at least a portion of the first duct, and a second duct portion that constitutes at least a portion of the second duct, and wherein at least one duct portion of the first duct portion and the second duct portion is a box-shaped duct portion including respective duct openings to the plurality of third ducts, and that includes an opening extending in the first direction, the opening extending in the first direction being an entire face of the box-shaped duct portion.