Patent ID: 6328303
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus provided with at least a sheet stacking means for stacking sheets for image formation, an external cover surrounding the perimeter of said sheet stacking means, and a substantially vertical reversal path positioned at a side of said sheet stacking means and serving to reverse the sheet, said image forming apparatus comprising:a slit-shaped aperture formed in a substantially horizontal direction in said external cover, and an inclined path connecting said slit-shaped aperture and the lower part of said reversal path,wherein the sheet is reversed in said reversal path without reaching said slit-shaped aperture, and a sheet dropped from said reversal path by a self-weight of the sheet is passed through said inclined path to be discharged outside of said image forming apparatus from said slit-shaped aperture.