Patent ID: 8721207

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a conveying path configured to convey a paper from an upstream portion to a downstream portion; a printing mechanism configured to perform printing on the paper; a preventing mechanism provided on the conveying path and configured to prevent the paper from being conveyed to the downstream portion by performing at least one of pressing the paper and blocking the conveying path; and a case provided at an end of the conveying path and having an outlet for discharging the paper; a capture shutter which is a vertical plunger bar configured to move vertically to move the paper from the outlet to an inside portion of the case by pushing the paper after at least a part of the paper is exposed through the outlet, the capture shutter being arranged separate from the preventing mechanism between the conveying path and the outlet; and a control unit configured control the preventing mechanism to bend the paper to prevent the paper from being conveyed to the downstream portion, and convey the paper to the downstream portion for a discharge of the paper from the conveying path after the printing mechanism completes the printing on the paper.