Patent ID: 8320798

Claim:
A paper feeding tray detachably disposed below an image forming unit in a chassis of an image forming apparatus, the paper feeding tray comprising: a paper cassette arranged to accommodate a blank recording medium, the blank recording medium being fed to the image forming unit by a feeding member that is arranged downstream of the paper cassette along a paper feeding direction inside of the image forming apparatus, the image forming unit being configured to form a first image on a first surface of the blank recording medium and a second image on a second surface of a non-blank recording medium having the first image on the first surface; a reversing path integrated with and disposed lateral to the paper cassette, the reversing path being continued from a recirculating path that is arranged inside of the image forming apparatus, the reversing path being configured to lead the non-blank recording medium toward the image forming unit; and a component that forms a surface of the reversing path and opens to expose the reversing path, the component being pivotally connected to a cover integrated with the paper cassette via a shaft, having a longitudinal axis orthogonal to a direction of travel of the recording medium in the reversing path, as a rotation axis thereof received on the cover, and while the component is in a closed position, a gap of the reversing path is defined by a moving end of the component engaged with a stop portion of the cover being laterally outside of the reversing path in the direction of travel of the recording medium.