Patent ID: 7673870

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body; a recording-medium accommodating section that is provided at the main body and that is configured to accommodate a recording medium; a feeding roller disposed to be in contact with the recording medium accommodated in the recording-medium accommodating section, the feeding roller being configured to be driven to rotate both in a forward direction for conveying the recording medium to an image forming position along a conveying path and in a reverse direction opposite to the forward direction; a conveying roller disposed on the conveying path, the conveying roller being configured to be driven to rotate both in a forward direction for allowing passage of the recording medium conveyed by the feeding roller and in a reverse direction for preventing the passage of the recording medium, the reverse direction being opposite to the forward direction; a driving unit that is configured to generate a rotational driving force in both directions; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the rotational driving force to the feeding roller and the conveying roller, in such a manner that when the feeding roller rotates in the forward direction, the conveying roller rotates in the reverse direction, and when the feeding roller rotates in the reverse direction, the conveying roller rotates in the forward direction, wherein the feeding roller has a predetermined play in a rotational direction with respect to the transmitting unit, thereby delaying a start of reverse rotation of the feeding roller relative to a start of a forward rotation of the conveying roller.