Image forming apparatus
View Patent ↗An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, an output unit that outputs the recording medium on which the image has been formed while providing the recording medium with a wave-like shape in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a transport direction of the recording medium, and a member having an opening through which the recording medium is output. The opening has a shape corresponding to the wave-like shape of the recording medium provided by the output unit.
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium;
an output unit configured to output the recording medium on which the image has been formed while providing the recording medium with a wave shape in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a transport direction of the recording medium; and
a member comprising an opening through which the recording medium, that is output from the output unit, is output,
wherein the opening has a shape corresponding to the wave shape of the recording medium output by the output unit.
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the member having the opening is a shield member that is removably engaged with a wall that prevents the recording medium that is output from returning toward the output unit.
3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a rotation speed controller that controls an output speed of the output unit,
wherein the rotation speed controller changes the output speed of the output unit at a time at which a trailing end of the recording medium on which an image has been formed has passed through a nip portion of a transport unit that is located immediately upstream of the output unit in the transport direction.
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the rotation speed controller changes the output speed of the output unit on the basis of a type of the recording medium that is output to a sheet output tray.
5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a rotation speed controller that controls an output speed of the output unit,
wherein the rotation speed controller changes the output speed of the output unit at a time at which a trailing end of the recording medium on which an image has been formed has passed through a nip portion of a transport unit that is located immediately upstream of the output unit in the transport direction.
6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the rotation speed controller changes the output speed of the output unit on the basis of a type of the recording medium that is output to a sheet output tray.
7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the opening has a shape comprising a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys.
8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the opening has a corrugated shape.
9. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium;
an output unit configured to output the recording medium on which the image has been formed while providing the recording medium with a wave shape in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a transport direction of the recording medium; and
a member comprising an opening through which the recording medium is output,
wherein the opening has a shape corresponding to the wave shape of the recording medium output by the output unit,
wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises a rotation speed controller that controls an output speed of the output unit, and
wherein the rotation speed controller changes the output speed of the output unit at a time at which a trailing end of the recording medium on which an image has been formed has passed through a nip portion of a transport unit that is located immediately upstream of the output unit in the transport direction.