Image forming apparatus including movable chute movable to guide sheet, and solenoid actuator configured to cause movable chute to move

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a main housing;
• a transfer roller rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a first direction, the transfer roller being configured to transfer a toner image on a sheet;
• a fixing device configured to fix the toner image that has been transferred on the sheet to the sheet;
• a movable chute positioned between the transfer roller and the fixing device in a conveying direction in which the sheet is conveyed, the movable chute being configured to guide the sheet, the movable chute being movable between:
• a first position;
• and
• a second position at which a downstream end in the conveying direction of the movable chute is positioned further downward relative to the downstream end in the conveying direction of the movable chute positioned at the first position, and
• a solenoid actuator configured to cause the movable chute to move between the first position and the second position,
• wherein the main housing includes:
• a first frame positioned further toward one side in the first direction relative to the movable chute the first frame supporting the solenoid actuator;
• and
• a second frame positioned further toward another side in the first direction relative to the movable chute,
• wherein the solenoid actuator includes a main part and a movable part, and
• wherein the movable part is movable between:
• a third position;
• and
• a fourth position at which the movable part is positioned further toward the one side in the first direction relative to the movable part positioned at the third position.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a main housing;
• a transfer roller rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a first direction, the transfer roller being configured to transfer a toner image on a sheet;
• a fixing device configured to fix the toner image that has been transferred on the sheet to the sheet;
• a movable chute positioned between the transfer roller and the fixing device in a conveying direction in which the sheet is conveyed, the movable chute being configured to guide the sheet, the movable chute being movable between:
• a first position;
• and
• a second position at which a downstream end in the conveying direction of the movable chute is positioned further downward relative to the downstream end in the conveying direction of the movable chute positioned at the first position;
• and
• a solenoid actuator configured to cause the movable chute to move between the first position and the second position,
• wherein the main housing includes:
• a first frame positioned further toward one side in the first direction relative to the movable chute, the first frame supporting the solenoid actuator;
• and
• a second frame positioned further toward another side in the first direction relative to the movable chute,
• the image forming apparatus further comprising:
• an exhaust fan configured to discharge air in the main housing out of the main housing,
• wherein the solenoid actuator is overlapped with the exhaust fan when viewed in the first direction.