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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoji Oya, Mishima, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a recording material, a fixing portion configured to fix the toner image on the recording material, a stacking portion configured to stack the recording material on which the toner image is fixed, an air passageway provided between the image forming portion and the fixing portion and between the image forming portion and the stacking portion, and an air blowing portion configured to blow air to the air passageway from outside of the image forming apparatus. The air passageway is configured so that the air blown from the outside by the blowing portion passes below the stacking portion and, thereafter, is folded back below the fixing portion and, then, passes again below the stacking portion.