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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2015
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Masahiko Mizuno, Osaka, JP;
Yuki Uohashi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a sheet feeding cassette, an image forming section, a delivery member, a conveying member, a lift plate, a driving section, a first switching section, a second switching section, and a driving control section. The conveying member is disposed in the reverse conveying path. The lift plate is enabled to change a position thereof between a sheet feeding position and a retracting position. The first switching section transmits the driving force to the delivery member and the conveying member. The second switching section transmits the driving force to the lift plate. The driving control section controls the first switching section, with the lift plate being placed in the sheet feeding position, to rotate the delivery member, and when the sheet is conveyed through the reverse conveying path, moves the lift plate from the sheet feeding position to the retracting position.