Patent ID: 7899388

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a recording media; a fixing unit configured to clamp and convey said recording media and fixing said toner image; an ejection unit installed on a downstream side of said fixing unit configured to eject said recording media; a first stacking unit, comprising a stapler, configured to stack said recording media ejected from said ejection unit after stapling the recording media by the stapler; a second stacking unit configured to stack said recording media ejected from said ejection unit; a conveying unit configured to convey said recording media ejected from said ejection unit to said first stacking unit; and a drive unit configured to drive said ejection unit at a first speed when said ejection unit ejects said recording media to said first stacking unit and configured to drive said ejection unit at a second speed faster than said first speed when said ejection unit ejects said recording media to said second stacking unit, after an end edge of said recording media passes said fixing unit.