Image forming apparatus with rotatable paper conveyance assembly

摘要

In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus is equipped with a conveyance device configured to include a rotatable first pulley and a rotatable second pulley arranged side by side, a belt hung on a first pulley and a second pulley and a conveyance roller connected with the belt on the outer periphery of the first pulley and rotating together with the belt, and sandwich and convey a recording medium at a nip part between the conveyance roller and the belt. The axis of the second pulley of the conveyance device is rotated by the rotating mechanism by taking the axis of the first pulley as a fulcrum.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a paper feed cassette configured to include a first cassette and a second cassette for storing a recording medium; an operation section configured to select one cassette within the paper feed cassettes; a conveyance device configured to include a rotatable first pulley and a rotatable second pulley arranged side by side, a belt hung on the first pulley and the second pulley and a conveyance roller connected with the belt on the outer periphery of the first pulley and rotating together with the belt, and sandwich and convey the recording medium at a nip part between the conveyance roller and the belt; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the axis of the second pulley by taking the axis of the first pulley of the conveyance device as a fulcrum; a control section configured to control the rotating mechanism so as to rotate the axis of the second pulley to a first position when the first cassette is selected by the operation section, make a recording medium from the first cassette hit the belt of the conveyance device and then guide the recording medium to the nip part, or rotate the axis of the second pulley to a second position when the second cassette is selected by the operation section and then guide a recording medium from the second cassette from the second pulley side of the conveyance device to the nip part; and an image forming section configured to form an image on the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance device.