Patent ID: 9477196
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an apparatus body including at least one side, the at least one side of the image forming apparatus is an open side; an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet member; a sheet ejection container including a sheet ejection tray, a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being downstream in a sheet member ejection direction, the second opening being downstream in a moving direction of the sheet ejection tray, the first opening configured to (i) eject the sheet member from an inside of the image forming apparatus to the sheet ejection tray, the sheet ejection container being inside the apparatus body at the open side of the image forming apparatus, the sheet ejection tray configured to, cover members including a first cover and a second cover, the cover members configured to cover at least one opening of the sheet ejection container, the first cover configured to (i) open and close the opening downstream in the sheet member ejection direction of the sheet ejection container, and (ii) open when the length of the sheet member in a sheet member conveyance direction is longer than the width of the sheet ejection tray in the sheet member ejection direction, the second cover configured to (i) open and close the opening disposed in the moving direction of the sheet ejection tray, and (ii) open when the length of the sheet member in the sheet member conveyance direction is shorter than the width of the sheet ejection tray in the sheet member ejection direction; and an assembly in the apparatus body, the assembly configured to open and close the cover members.