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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2019
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Takatoshi Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a conveyance section forms a conveyance path and conveys a sheet in a conveyance direction. The conveyance section includes a conveyance roller for rotating around a roller shaft extending in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and a guide member. The guide member includes a first guide member for rotating around a first axial line to open/close with respect to a first partial region of the conveyance path, and a second guide member for rotating around a second axial line to open/close with respect to a second partial region different from the first partial region. The first axial line extends in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the roller shaft. The second axial line extends in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction. The first guide member opens in conjunction with an opening action of the second guide member.