Image forming apparatus with improved sheet discharge means

The present invention provides an image forming apparatus in which an imaged sheet is discharged onto a stacking portion, comprising a recording means for forming an image on a sheet, a discharge means for discharging a sheet on which the image was formed onto the stacking portion, a support means d...

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Hauptverfasser: SAIKAWA, SATOSHI, YAMAGUCHI, SANKO
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides an image forming apparatus in which an imaged sheet is discharged onto a stacking portion, comprising a recording means for forming an image on a sheet, a discharge means for discharging a sheet on which the image was formed onto the stacking portion, a support means disposed downstream of the discharge means in a sheet discharging direction along a width-wise direction of the sheet to be discharged to support one surface of the sheet, and a shift means for shifting the support means between a support position to support the sheet to be discharged above the stacking portion and a retard position not to support the sheet.