Patent ID: 8155560

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming portion forming a toner image on a recording material; a fixing portion fixing the toner image on the recording material; a delivery roller delivering the recording material which is passed through said fixing portion outside of an apparatus main body; a reverse roller conveying the recording material which is passed through said fixing portion to said image forming portion again, wherein a rear end of the recording material passes through said fixing portion, and then the recording material is conveyed toward said image forming portion by rotating said reverse roller backward; a first conveying path guiding the recording material from said fixing portion to said delivery roller; and a second conveying path guiding the recording material from said fixing portion to said reverse roller, said second conveying path provided outside said first conveying path in the fixing portion, wherein said reverse roller is attached to an opening/closing portion which is openable and closable with respect to the apparatus main body, and said first conveying path is exposed when opening said opening/closing portion.