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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Koga, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming device; a fixing device; a first feeding path configured to discharge the recording material so that a fixed toner image is directed upwardly; a second feeding path, branching from the first feeding path, configured to discharge the recording material so that the fixed toner image is directed downwardly; a first rotatable member pair, provided in the first feeding path, configured to discharge the recording material; a second rotatable member pair, provided in the second feeding path, configured to discharge the recording material; a first air-blowing mechanism configured to blow air so as to cross the second feeding path when the recording material is discharged using the first feeding path; and a second air-blowing mechanism configured to blow air so as to cross the first feeding path when the recording material is discharged using the second feeding path.