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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, JP;
Yuzo Onishi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main conveyance path, a main discharge roller, and a main stacking tray. The sorting discharge unitincludes a subsidiary conveyance path, a change-over mechanism, a subsidiary discharge rollerand a subsidiary stacking tray. The subsidiary discharge rolleris provided on the most downstream side of the subsidiary conveyance path. The subsidiary stacking trayis arranged above the main stacking trayand the transfer sheet P discharged from the subsidiary discharge rolleris stacked in the subsidiary stacking tray. A stacking concave portionwhich expands a stackable area of the subsidiary stacking trayis formed below the subsidiary discharge roller