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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takehito Osada, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus, including; an imaging forming unit for forming a toner image on one surface of a recording material; a fixing unit that includes a heating unit and heats and fixes the toner image formed on the one surface; a discharging unit for discharging the recording material, on which the toner image is fixed, to a discharged paper tray; and a guide member that is disposed between the fixing unit and the discharging unit and forms a recording material conveying path for conveying the recording material from the fixing unit to the discharging unit. On the guide member, a blowing port to send air to the recording material conveying path and a suction port to suck air from the recording material conveying path are disposed on a same surface so as not to cross over the recording materials.