| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a sheet which has been discharged to a cover for opening and closing an opening formed at the side wall of an image forming apparatus body from entering the inside of the image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus (color printer 1) includes: the cover (rear cover 14) for opening and closing the opening 13A of the apparatus body 10; and a guide member 100 arranged so as to face the opening 13A, for guiding a recording sheet. The guide member 100 is pivotally supported at its lower end on the apparatus body 10. In a state that the cover is opened, the guide member is pivoted around its lower end as a pivot axis so that the upper end 124 is tilted toward the cover and into a lying-back position, then, a second sheet discharge passage is formed which extends from the image forming part 30 toward the opened cover through the opening 13A. Furthermore, when the guide member is in a lying-back position, the upper end 124 comes into contact with the cover. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
