CPC G03G 21/206 (2013.01) [G03G 15/2017 (2013.01); G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); G03G 15/6579 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0043 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a fixing portion configured to heat a toner image transferred onto a sheet and fix the toner image to the sheet;
a conveyance path through which a sheet is conveyable from the fixing portion;
a conveyance roller pair disposed in the conveyance path and including a first roller and a second roller, the first roller and the second roller being configured to nip and convey the sheet conveyed in the conveyance path; and
a duct extending in a width direction, which is orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction, and configured to allow air to pass therethrough for supplying air outside the image forming apparatus into the image forming apparatus, wherein the duct includes:
an air outlet port for blowing out air inside the duct, the air outlet port being disposed on a same side of the first roller with respect to the conveyance path, wherein the air outlet port is disposed downstream of the first roller in the sheet conveyance direction and is configured to blow air into the conveyance path toward an upstream side in the sheet conveyance direction for blowing air to a sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller pair; and
a ventilation path forming portion disposed on a side opposite to a nip of the conveyance roller pair across a center line of the first roller and forming a ventilation path configured to allow air to pass therethrough between the first roller and the ventilation path forming portion, wherein the ventilation path is configured to allow air to pass therethrough so that the air having been blown out from the air outlet port and having been blown to the sheet passes from downstream to upstream of the first roller in the sheet conveyance direction.
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