Patent ID: 9738478
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a housing formed to have a first opening; an image forming unit; a first path formed to guide a recording medium conveyed through the image forming unit toward the first opening; a reversible roller disposed in the first path, the reversible roller being configured to rotate in a first rotating direction, in which the recording medium is conveyed toward the first opening, and a second rotating direction opposite from the first rotating direction, a circumferential speed of the reversible roller ranging between a predetermined circumferential speed and none; and an intermediate reversible roller disposed between the image forming unit and the reversible roller in the first path, the reversible roller being configured to rotate in a third rotating direction, in which the recording medium is conveyed from the image forming unit toward the reversible roller, and a fourth rotating direction opposite from the third rotating direction, wherein the circumferential speed of the reversible roller in the first rotating direction is reduced to be lower than the predetermined circumferential speed while the intermediate reversible roller is rotating in the third rotating direction.