Patent ID: 8583000

Claim:
An exhaust apparatus comprising: a first exhausting section including a first flow path and a first exhausting member, the first flow path being provided with an air inlet disposed above a heating device for heating a recording medium, the first flow path being configured to cause air in a housing that accommodates the heating device to flow to the outside, the first exhausting member exhausting the air using the first flow path; a second exhausting section including a second flow path and a second exhausting member, the second flow path being provided with an air inlet disposed downstream of the heating device in a transporting direction in which the recording medium is transported, the second flow path being configured to cause the air in the housing to flow to the outside, the second exhausting member exhausting the air using the second flow path; and a third flow path being provided with an air inlet disposed upstream of the heating device in the transporting direction of the recording medium, the third flow path being configured to cause the air to flow from the air inlet of the third flow path to the air inlet of the first flow path, wherein the air inlet of the second flow path sucks the air along a direction inclined with respect to the transporting direction of the recording medium, a curved guiding member is provided at the air inlet of the second flow path, the guiding member allowing the air to be sucked from an upstream position in the transporting direction of the recording medium and guiding the sucked air upward, and the guiding member includes a stopping portion that stops water droplets from flowing toward an opening.