IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion forming an image on a sheet, a first sheet conveyance path guiding the sheet to the image forming portion, a second sheet conveyance path guiding the sheet on which an image has been formed by the image forming portion, and a re-conveyance path connecting the second sheet conveyance path and the first sheet conveyance path. The image forming apparatus further includes a connecting path connecting a point on the way of the second sheet conveyance path with a point on the way of the re-conveyance path and is configured to convey a sheet to the re-conveyance path through the connecting path. 图像形成装置具备：图像形成部，在片材中形成图像；朝向所述图像形成部的片材通过的第1片材搬送通路；由所述图像形成部形成了图像的片材通过的第2片材搬送通路；以及再搬送通路，将所述第2片材搬送通路和所述第1片材搬送通路连通。另外，图像形成装置构成为具备将所述第2片材搬送通路的中途和所述再搬送通路的中途连通的连结通路，并能够经由该连结通路将片材搬送到再搬送通路。