Patent ID: 7487963

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a tray including a bottom surface configured to hold a sheet, an auxiliary support member and an upper plate disposed above the bottom surface; a supply roller configured to supply the sheet from the bottom surface of the tray in a first direction; and a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet supplied by the supply roller; and an output roller configured to eject the sheet having the image recorded thereon in a second direction opposite the first direction, the output roller being disposed above the bottom surface and downstream of the supply roller in the second direction, wherein the upper plate of the tray is disposed downstream of the output roller in the second direction and lower than the output roller, wherein the auxiliary support member is extendable with respect to the bottom surface beyond the upper plate in the second direction and is configured to receive, in cooperation with the upper plate, the sheet ejected by the output roller, and wherein the auxiliary support member, in an extended condition, is configured to intersect an imaginary plane extending from the upper plate in parellel with the bottom surface.