Patent ID: 9541894
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body; a recording medium accommodating section that accommodates a recording medium; a paper feed section configured to take out the recording medium from the recording medium accommodating section; an image forming section configured to form an image on the recording medium; an upstream conveyance section configured to convey the recording medium taken out by the paper feed section toward the image forming section; a downstream conveyance section including an ejection section and a reversing section and located downstream of the upstream conveyance section, the ejection section being configured to eject the recording medium on which the image is formed, the reversing section being configured to reverse a conveyance direction of the recording medium and convey the recording medium; a reverse conveyance section along which the recording medium reversed by the reversing section is conveyed to the upstream conveyance section; a covering member movably supported by the main body to move between a closed position where the upstream conveyance section is formed and an open position where the upstream conveyance section is exposed; and a movable guide section movably supported by the main body to move between a first position where the downstream conveyance section is formed and a second position where the downstream conveyance section is exposed, wherein the downstream conveyance section further includes a diverging guide that diverges a main conveyance path into an ejection path and a reverse path, the ejection path guides the recording medium to the ejection section, the reverse path guides the recording medium to the reversing section, the movable guide section is located opposite to the diverging guide, the reverse conveyance section includes: the movable guide section is