Patent ID: 7909455

Claim:
An image forming apparatus that has an image forming unit including a recording head for printing an image on a sheet, the image forming apparatus comprising: sheet placing means that is provided in a rear part of the image forming unit and on which the sheet is placed; base means that has an upper surface; turntable means is arranged on the base means and is movable along the upper surface of the base means, and supporting the image forming unit; guide means for guiding the turntable means to move from a first position to a second position in which the rear edge of the turntable means is farther from the front edge of the base means if in the second position; rotation stopping means for preventing the turntable means from rotating if the turntable means is in the first position; and rotating means for allowing the turntable means to rotate around an axis in a state in which the turntable means has moved to the second position, the axis being in an up-to-down direction.