Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018141876
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus that is suitable for miniaturization, while having a sheet conveyance path curved in an S shape and including a multi-purpose tray.SOLUTION: A sheet S sent out from a paper feed tray 21 is conveyed through an S-shaped conveyance path comprising a first conveyance path 101, a second conveyance path 102, and a third conveyance path 103. A sheet S sent out from a multi-purpose tray 31 is sent into the second conveyance path 102 through a fourth conveyance path 104 and conveyed through the second conveyance path 102 and third conveyance path 103. The second conveyance path 102 is formed inclined in a downgrade toward the rear side from a junction J1 with the fourth conveyance path 104 to a nip N3 formed by a registration roller pair 71.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
OKAMOTO YOSHIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2017036037A
Publication Date:
September 13, 2018
Filing Date:
February 28, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD
International Classes:
G03G15/00; B65H3/06; B65H3/52; B65H9/14; B65H15/00; B65H85/00; G03G21/16; G03G21/18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuichi Minagawa