JP2008151885A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (7)

In an image forming apparatus having a paper discharge unit for storing a sheet discharged after the fixing process, and a paper discharge port for taking out the sheet stored in the paper discharge unit can be opened and closed by a door.
And a heat exhaust unit that exhausts heat stored in the paper discharge unit to the outside of the machine. Based on a detection signal that the paper discharge port is blocked by the door , the heat exhaust unit is operated to perform the exhaust. An image forming apparatus comprising: a control unit that executes a heat exhausting mode in which heat stored in the paper part is discharged outside the body of the image forming apparatus main body. In an image forming apparatus having a paper discharge unit for storing a sheet discharged after the fixing process, and a paper discharge port for taking out the sheet stored in the paper discharge unit can be opened and closed by a door.
A sheet discharge unit configured to discharge the sheet to the sheet discharge unit, and operates the sheet discharge unit based on a detection signal indicating that the discharge port is closed by the door; An image forming apparatus comprising: a control unit that performs control so as to execute a discharged sheet acceleration mode.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an information operation display unit including a mode selection unit is provided on a front side of the door. The discharge unit includes a discharge tray, the exhaust heat means according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is configured to include a suction and exhaust duct and the rotary fan communicating with said discharge tray Image forming apparatus. In an image forming apparatus having a paper discharge unit for storing a sheet discharged after the fixing process, and a paper discharge port for taking out the sheet stored in the paper discharge unit can be opened and closed by a door.
In order to cool the inside of the paper discharge unit, a cooling unit that blows air on the sheet accommodated in the paper discharge unit is provided. Based on a detection signal that the paper discharge port is blocked by the door , the discharge unit An image forming apparatus comprising: a control unit that operates the cooling unit so that the cooling unit cools the inside of the paper portion. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the door and the side plate which forms the sheet discharge portion is a soundproof structure. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said door is detachable to the image forming apparatus main body.