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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Makoto Ui, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section to form an image on a sheet, a reversing section to reverse the sheet between front and rear surfaces, and an apparatus main body that houses the image forming section and the reversing section. The reversing section includes a lower-side horizontal conveying path arranged horizontally and adapted to convey the sheet, an upper-side horizontal conveying path arranged vertically above the lower-side horizontal conveying path and extending parallel to the lower-side horizontal conveying path, and a connection conveying path which connects the lower-side horizontal conveying path and the upper-side horizontal conveying path and is detachably coupled to the upper-side horizontal conveying path. The reversing section is horizontally supported by the apparatus main body so as to be movable along a direction in which the sheet is sent from the lower-side horizontal conveying path or upper-side horizontal conveying path to the connection conveying path.