Patent ID: 8636281

Claim:
An image forming apparatus having a first paper discharge path to discharge paper in which a printed surface of the paper is inverted, and a second paper discharge path, along which the printed surface of the paper is directly discharged, the image forming apparatus comprising: a main body; a first guide member coupled to the main body so as to be pivotally rotated from a first position to a second position; and a second guide member coupled to the first guide member such that the second guide member can pivotally rotate with respect to the first guide member, wherein the first guide member defines the first paper discharge path when it is in the first position and the second paper discharge path when it is pivotally rotated from the first position to the second position, and wherein the second guide member includes a guide edge to guide the paper to be discharged along the first paper discharge path and does not interfere with the paper to be discharged along the second paper discharge path, wherein the second guide member includes an avoidance surface to prevent the second guide member from interfering with the paper to be discharged along the second paper discharge path, and wherein the avoidance surface is arranged to face the first guide member so as to guide the paper on the first paper discharge path when the first guide member is in the first position, and is arranged obliquely to the first guide member so as not to interfere with the paper on the second paper discharge path when the first guide member is located in the second position.