To provide an image forming device capable of preventing noise in feeding a paper sheet.

The image forming device is provided with a fixing roller 14 for fixing a toner image on the paper sheet, a feed roller 15 for feeding the paper sheet P having the toner image fixed thereon to the outside of the machine, and a paper sheet guide 16 forming a curved guide passage 18 and comprising a first guide member 16_1 and a second guide member 16_2. The first guide member 16_1 is turnably supported by a shaft 16_1c, can be turned by its weight, and is turnable between a guide passage forming position 16_1a and a stand-by position 16_1b, and is provided with a fixing member 11 for fixing the first guide member 16_1 in the guide passage forming position 16_1a on the guide passage forming position, a movable member 12 pushed by the paper sheet fed from the feed roller 15 and changing its posture, and a fixing release member 13 releasing fixing of the first guide member by the fixing member 11 when the movable member 12 is pushed by the paper sheet and the posture is changed.

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