Patent ID: 8579280
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a transport member configured to transport a sheet in a first direction in which the sheet is ejected from the image forming apparatus, and in a second direction in which the sheet is drawn back into the image forming apparatus; a guide member configured to guide a predetermined surface of the sheet transported by the transport member and to be movable to a first position and a second position, the guide member applying a first pressure on the predetermined surface at the first position, and applying a second pressure lower than the first pressure on the predetermined surface or facing the predetermined surface out of contact therewith at the second position; a switching unit configured to move the guide member; a controller configured to control the switching unit so as to move the guide member from the first position to the second position at or before the time when the sheet is transported in the second direction by the transport member; and a sheet receiver configured to receive the sheet ejected from the image forming apparatus thereon; wherein the guide member has a first end at which a shaft is provided and a second end opposite to the first end, the shaft being moved by the switching unit, the second end lying downstream of the transport member in the first direction, and being further away from the sheet receiver when the guide member is at the second position than when the guide member is at the first position.