Patent ID: 8548369
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus which comprises a main body, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit to form an image on a printing medium; a plate disposed in a multi purpose tray to open and close a first side of the main body and to load the printing medium in an opening; a pickup unit which comprises a driven gear to rotate in forward and backward directions, a pickup roller to receive a driving force from the driven gear to pick up a printing medium disposed on the plate, and a support frame to rotatably support the pickup roller and to interlock with the forward and backward rotations of the driven gear to move toward and away from the plate; a driving source to drive the image forming unit and the driven gear; and a blocking gear disposed between the driven gear and the driving source to prevent the support frame spaced apart from the plate from moving toward the plate.