Image forming apparatus and recording medium stacking apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a recording medium stacking unit including a stacking member having a stacking surface on which the recording medium having the image formed by the image forming unit is stacked, an outside member that is located at the outside of the stacking surface so as to extend in a substantially vertical direction to the stacking surface and detachably mounted in the recording medium stacking unit, and a support member having a support portion that supports the stacking member; an outside member recognizing unit that recognizes whether the outside member is mounted on the recording medium stacking unit, or not; and a controller that controls one of a maximum number of recording media to be stacked and a maximum height of stack of recording media in the recording medium stacking unit according to whether the outside member recognizing unit recognizes that the outside member is mounted, or not.

主权项

1. A recording medium stacking apparatus, comprising:
a stacking member having a stacking surface on which a recording medium transported from an image forming unit is stacked; an outside member that is located at the outside of the stacking surface and extends in a substantially vertical direction to the stacking surface; and a support member including a support portion that supports the stacking member, the support member being detachable from the outside member while supporting the stacking member, wherein the stacking member has an extension portion extending from the stacking surface, and wherein the support portion of the support member supports the extension portion of the stacking member and restricts movement of the extension portion of the stacking member, wherein the support member is formed as a plate-shaped member, and the support portion of the support member is a recessed portion being concaved inward from an upper surface of the support member, and the extension portion is received in the recessed portion of the support member.