Patent ID: 9448517
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming part to form an image on a recording medium having a first surface and a second surface; an apparatus body to contain the image forming part therein; a sheet container detachably attachable to the apparatus body and to accommodate the recording medium to be supplied to the image forming part; a sheet conveying path through which the recording medium is conveyed from the sheet container toward the image forming part; a sheet reentry path disposed above the sheet container in the apparatus body and through which the recording medium having the image formed on the first surface thereof by the image forming part is conveyed again to the sheet conveying path to receive an image on the second surface of the recording medium, the sheet reentry path having a floor including at least a bottom plate; a swing unit configured to swingably move the bottom plate between a first position to form the floor of the sheet reentry path and a second position to expose an inside of the sheet reentry path toward a space generated in the apparatus body by detachment of the sheet container as the bottom plate of the floor of the sheet reentry path swings; a lock releasing unit in the apparatus body and configured to lock and release the bottom plate of the sheet reentry path with respect to the first position of the swing unit; and a release operating unit configured to cause the lock releasing unit to release the bottom plate from the first position of the swing unit; and a linked lifter configured to lift the bottom plate of the sheet reentry oath from the second position to the first position in conjunction with movement of the sheet container as the sheet container is pressed into the apparatus body in a state in which the bottom plate is located at the second position and the inside of the sheet reentry path is exposed to the space.