Image forming apparatus with pivoting fixing device

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an apparatus main body formed such that an interior thereof can be opened;
• and
• a fixing device provided in the interior of the apparatus main body and configured to fix a toner image on a medium to the medium by heating and pressing the toner image, wherein
• the fixing device includes:
• a fixing member configured to, while rotating, heat the toner image on the medium;
• a pressure member configured to, while rotating and being in contact with the fixing member, form a nip and press the medium while the medium is passing through the nip;
• and
• a pressure changing portion configured to change a pressure applied to the nip,
• the fixing device is supported by the apparatus main body in such a way as to pivot so as to be disposed on an outside of the apparatus main body in a state where the interior of the apparatus main body is opened,
• the fixing device is configured to pivot between a fixing processing position set in the interior of the apparatus main body, and a jam handling position set on an outside of the apparatus main body, and
• the pressure changing portion sets the pressure applied to the nip to a first pressure in a state where the fixing device is disposed at the fixing processing position, and sets the pressure applied to the nip to a second pressure in a state where the fixing device is disposed at the jam handling position, the second pressure being lower than the first pressure.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an apparatus main body formed such that an interior thereof can be opened;
• a fixing device provided in the interior of the apparatus main body and configured to fix a toner image on a medium to the medium by heating and pressing the toner image;
• and
• a cover configured to open and close a part of a side surface of the apparatus main body, wherein
• the fixing device is supported by the apparatus main body in such a way as to pivot so as to be disposed on an outside of the apparatus main body in a state where the interior of the apparatus main body is opened,
• in a state where the cover closes the part of the side surface of the apparatus main body, the cover forms a part of a conveyance path through which the medium passes,
• the conveyance path is formed to extend along a vertical direction, and
• the cover is supported by the apparatus main body in such a way as to pivot around a shaft that extends in the vertical direction at an end portion of the apparatus main body in a horizontal direction.