Image Forming Apparatus Including Movable Guide Unit

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a main body, sheet discharge unit, fixing unit, and conveying guide. The fixing unit thermally fixes a developer image deposited on a sheet to provide an image-fixed sheet. The conveying guide defines at least a part of a conveying path. The conveying guide guides one surface of the image-fixed sheet. The conveying guide includes a fixed guide unit and movable guide unit. The fixed guide unit guides end portions of the image-fixed sheet in a widthwise direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the image-fixed sheet. The fixed guide unit is immovable relative to the main body. The movable guide unit is disposed adjacent to the fixed guide unit in the widthwise direction and movable relative to the fixed guide unit. The movable guide unit guides the image-fixed sheet in a first position. The movable guide unit exposes the conveying path in a second position.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a main body; a sheet discharge unit configured to discharge a sheet out of the main body; a fixing unit configured to thermally fix a developer image deposited on a sheet to provide an image-fixed sheet; and a conveying guide defining at least a part of a conveying path for guiding the image-fixed sheet toward the sheet discharge unit, the conveying guide being configured to guide one surface of the image-fixed sheet, the conveying guide including:
a fixed guide unit configured to guide end portions of the image-fixed sheet in a widthwise direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the image-fixed sheet, the fixed guide unit being immovable relative to the main body; anda movable guide unit disposed adjacent to the fixed guide unit in the widthwise direction and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the fixed guide unit, the movable guide unit being configured to guide the image-fixed sheet in the first position, the movable guide unit being configured to expose the conveying path in the second position.