IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE

To obtain an image forming apparatus capable of achieving a simple configuration.SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image forming part which forms an image on a recording medium, a conveyance member which conveys the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming part, a discharge member which is provided between the conveyance member and a discharge port and can perform a first operation for conveying the recording medium in a first direction toward the discharge port and a second operation for conveying the recording medium in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a sensor which is arranged between the conveyance member and the discharge member and detects the recording medium, and a control part which performs control so that the discharge member starts the second operation, when the discharge member performs the first operation and when the sensor detects the rear end of the recording medium and performs control so that the discharge member stops the second operation, when the sensor detects the recording medium after that.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】シンプルな構成を実現することができる画像形成装置を得る。【解決手段】本発明の画像形成装置は、記録媒体に画像を形成する画像形成部と、画像形成部により画像が形成された記録媒体を搬送する搬送部材と、搬送部材および排出口の間に設けられ、記録媒体を排出口へ向かう第１の方向に搬送する第１の動作と、記録媒体を第１の方向とは反対の第２の方向に搬送する第２の動作とを行うことが可能な排出部材と、搬送部材および排出部材の間に配置され、記録媒体を検出するセンサと、排出部材が第１の動作を行っている場合において、センサが記録媒体の後端を検出したときに、排出部材が第２の動作を開始するように制御し、その後にセンサが記録媒体を検出したときに、排出部材が第２の動作を停止するように制御する制御部とを備える。【選択図】図４