| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling device capable of efficiently cooling a layer regulating part, and to provide an image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus comprises a paper feeding unit for feeding a recording medium and an image forming unit for forming an image on the recording medium. The image forming unit comprises: a layer regulating part 300 for regulating layer thickness of developer supplied onto a developing roller 303; a cooling part for cooling the layer regulating part 300 by an air flow; and a layer regulating part supporting part which forms an air flow passage 309 for the air flow supplied from the cooling part and supports the layer regulating part 300 forming a part of an air flow passage surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
