IMAGE FORMING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH IMAGE ERASING DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the processing of a sheet when the sheet obtained by erasing an image is reutilized as the sheet for forming the image again and to prevent an image forming device from being made large-sized as a whole. SOLUTION: The main body of the image forming device 1 is provided with a paper supply tray for erasing an image 21. Then, the sheet is sent out to a paper supply path 59 through a paper supply roller 21a arranged according to the tray 21 and an image erasing device 60 is arranged at the middle of the path 59. The path 59 is made to communicate with an existing intermediate path 42 leading to an intermediate tray 19 arranged in order to execute a both- side image forming action through a sheet housing part 45 temporarily housing the sheet from which the image is already erased. The housing part 45 is provided with a paper supply roller 52 and a feeding roller 53 for sending the sheet into the path 43. The path 63 is provided with branching paths 46 and 47 for sending the sheet into paper supply trays 17 and 18 halfway thereof and switching pawls 48 and 49 for guiding the sheet to the paths 46 and 47.