| 摘要 |
The fixing apparatus is configured to include a fixing roller, a paper separation claw, a drive source that switches between a state in which the paper separation claw is in contact with the fixing roller and a state in which the paper separation claw is separated from the fixing roller, and a paper transport guide that is disposed on the downstream side of the fixing roller, the drive source including a heat generating element, and to further include a main ventilation channel that channels cooling air to a fixed paper sheet passing over the paper transport guide and a sub ventilation channel that is branched from the main ventilation channel and channels a portion of the cooling air to the heat generating element. |
| 主权项 |
1. An image forming apparatus comprising a fixing portion having an electric component, and a paper transport guide,
wherein the paper transport guide comprises a plurality of guide ribs provided in a paper support face and a plurality of air vents, the electric component is provided on a side of a face opposite to the paper support face of the paper transport guide, the image forming apparatus further comprises a ventilation channel that channels cooling air to a fixed paper sheet passing over the paper transport guide and to the electric component, the ventilation channel is disposed on the side of the face opposite to the paper support face of the paper transport guide, and the cooling air is supplied to the ventilation channel. |
