| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of removing water vapor produced on the downstream side of the fixing device in a paper conveying direction without causing dew condensation. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus equipped with the fixing device 13 fixing an image on paper 20 by using a heating roll 21 and a pressure roll 22 includes: a pair of paper conveyance guiding members 23A and 23B forming a paper conveyance path in a conveyance section between the fixing device 13 and a pair of conveyance rolls 14 on the downstream side of the fixing device 13 in a paper conveying direction; air spraying means (26 and 27) spraying air to the paper conveyance path formed by the pair of paper conveyance path guiding members 23A and 23B; and an exhaust duct 25 exhausting the air sprayed by the air spraying means (26 and 27) to the outside of the apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
