CPC G03G 21/206 (2013.01) [G03G 15/2028 (2013.01); G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00417 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on one surface of a recording material;
a fixing unit that includes a heating unit and is configured to heat and fix the toner image formed on the one surface of the recording material;
a discharging unit configured to discharge the recording material, on which the toner image is fixed by the fixing unit, to a discharged paper tray; and
a guide member that is disposed between the fixing unit and the discharging unit and is configured to form a recording material conveying path for conveying the recording material from the fixing unit to the discharging unit, wherein
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 material being conveyed, and
the suction port is positioned at a different position than the blowing port in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the recording material.
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