Patent ID: 6666603
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:image forming means for forming an image on a sheet; a first conveying path through which the sheet on which the image is formed by said image forming means is conveyed; a sheet discharge tray onto which the sheet conveyed through said first conveying path is discharged and accommodated facedown on said sheet discharge tray; a sheet discharging roller rotatable in a direction of discharging the sheet onto said sheet discharge tray and in a reverse direction thereof; and a second conveying path extending downward from said sheet discharging roller at a first end of said second conveying path, with a section thereof formed in a substantially S-shape, wherein the sheet is conveyed in a direction of discharging the sheet onto said sheet discharge tray from said first conveying path by said sheet discharging roller and is pulled into said second conveying path by reversely rotating said sheet discharging roller during the sheet conveying, and thereby a leading edge of the sheet in the direction of discharging the sheet is raised in a direction spaced from said sheet discharge tray.