Patent ID: 7130575

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: (a) a fixing device that receives a recording medium having a toner image thereon, heats and presses the toner image formed on the recording medium, and fixes the toner image onto the recording medium; (b) ejection rollers provided away from the fixing device for ejecting the recording medium; (c) a guide provided on at least one part of a recording medium ejection path between the ejection rollers and the fixing device for guiding a conveyance of the recording medium; (d) at least one spur provided on the guide, having a plurality of teeth on a circumference thereof; and (e) a slit formed on the guide so that the plurality of teeth of the spur are protruded on a side of the recording medium ejection path through the slit, wherein the recording medium is conveyed from the fixing device toward the ejection rollers by bringing the plurality of teeth of the spur into contact with a surface of the recording medium.