Image Forming Apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus, having a housing with an opening, an image forming unit, a path to guide a recording medium toward the opening, a reversible roller disposed in the path, and an intermediate reversible roller disposed between the image forming unit and the reversible roller, is provided. A rotating direction of the reversible roller is switchable between a first rotating direction and a second rotating direction opposite from the first rotating direction. A circumferential speed of the reversible roller is switchable between a predetermined circumferential speed and none. A rotating direction of the intermediate reversible roller is switchable between a third rotating direction and a fourth rotating direction opposite from the third rotating direction. The circumferential speed of the reversible roller in the first rotating direction is reduced to be lower than the predetermined circumferential speed while the intermediate reversible roller is rotating in the third rotating direction.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a housing formed to have a first opening; an image forming unit; a first path formed to guide a recording medium conveyed through the image forming unit toward the first opening; a reversible roller disposed in the first path, a rotating direction of the reversible roller being switchable between a first rotating direction, in which the recording medium is conveyed toward the first opening, and a second rotating direction opposite from the first rotating direction, a circumferential speed of the reversible roller being switchable between a predetermined circumferential speed and none; and an intermediate reversible roller disposed between the image forming unit and the reversible roller in the first path, a rotating direction of the intermediate reversible roller being switchable between a third rotating direction, in which the recording medium is conveyed from the image forming unit toward the reversible roller, and a fourth rotating direction opposite from the third rotating direction, wherein the circumferential speed of the reversible roller in the first rotating direction is reduced to be lower than the predetermined circumferential speed while the intermediate reversible roller is rotating in the third rotating direction.