Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a recording-medium stacking portion provided in a body portion or an upper portion of the image forming apparatus, the recording-medium stacking portion stacks recording media on which respective images are formed thereon;
• a recording-medium ejection portion that ejects the recording medium in a recording-medium ejection direction to the recording-medium stacking portion;
• and
• a suctioning/exhausting unit located with respect to the recording-medium stacking portion in a direction, on a rear (back) side, which is perpendicular to the recording-medium ejection direction and parallel to a surface of the recording medium stacked on the recording-medium stacking portion, the suctioning/exhausting unit suctions air emitted from the recording medium, which is ejected from the recording-medium ejection portion onto the recording-medium stacking portion, the suctioning/exhausting unit exhausts the suctioned air through a filter that removes volatile organic compounds, wherein:
• an axis perpendicular to the rear (back) side is perpendicular to the recording-medium ejection direction,
• an additional stacking portion on which recording media are ejected can be added to in an upper portion of the recording-medium stacking portion,
• the suctioning/exhausting unit suctions and exhausts air emitted from both the recording-medium stacking portion and the additional stacking portion, and
• the suctioning/exhausting unit suctions air emitted from the recording medium after the recording medium has passed through the recording-medium ejection portion.