There is described an image forming apparatus, which forms high quality
images free from a phenomenon of inter-sheet adhesion. The image forming
apparatus includes a conveyance section to convey the transfer material
along a conveying path; a cooling device disposed along the conveying
path to cool the transfer material just after the toner image is fixed
with heat; a controller-to control the conveyance section and the cooling
device; and a first transfer-material detecting device disposed at a
position adjacent to and upstream from the cooling device, in order to
detect the transfer material coming into the conveying path. When the
first transfer-material detecting device detects the transfer material
coming, the controller controls the conveyance section to decelerate a
conveyance velocity of the transfer material to a decelerated velocity
lower than a normal conveyance velocity, so that the transfer material
passes through the conveying path at the decelerated velocity.