Patent ID: 7142790

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium; a first feeding path through which the recording medium from the image forming unit passes; a second feeding path through which the recording medium from the image forming unit passes; a feeding unit for feeding the recording medium in the second feeding path, the feeding unit including a first feeding member and a second feeding member with an interval disposed therebetween, wherein the first feeding member and the second feeding member operate in contact with the recording medium; a switching unit for switching between the first feeding path and the second feeding path to feed the recording medium; and a control unit for feeding the recording medium through the first feeding path when a size of the recording medium in a direction orthogonal to a sheet-feeding direction is smaller than the interval between the first feeding member and the second feeding member even when the second feeding path is selected to feed the recording medium.