Patent ID: 7682096

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a re-conveyance mechanism arranged at the lateral side of an apparatus main body to reconvey a transfer medium to an image transfer position of the apparatus; and an opening/closing mechanism having a first fulcrum and a pair of first engaging pins and a pair of first hole sections to turn the re-conveyance mechanism around the first fulcrum by a first angle, a second fulcrum and a pair of second engaging pins and a pair of second hole sections for turning the re-conveyance mechanism around the second fulcrum by a second angle greater than the first angle, and a latch arranged to be engaged with and disengaged from one of the first engaging pins and prevent the re-conveyance mechanism from moving away from the apparatus main body in an engaged state; the re-conveyance mechanism being adapted to be moved between the first fulcrum and the second fulcrum by disengaging the latch from the first engaging pin and switching the re-conveyance mechanism from the state of being engaged with the apparatus main body by the first engaging pins to the state of being engaged with the apparatus main body by the second engaging pins.