Image forming apparatus with a reversal conveyance section

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section for forming a toner image on a sheet; a fixing device for fixing the toner image on the sheet with heat; a reversal conveyance section which reverses a conveyance direction of the sheet which has passed through the fixing device; a conveyance member provided at the reversal conveyance section which is changed to be in either one of a conveyance state in which the conveyance member is in contact with an image supporting surface of the sheet, and to be in an evacuated state in which the conveyance member is separated from the image supporting surface of the sheet; and a switching mechanism for switching the conveyance member to be in one of the conveyance state and the evacuated state.