Medium Ejection Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus

A medium ejection apparatus comprising:

• an ejection roller configured to eject a recording medium;
• a plurality of pinch rollers disposed opposite to the ejection roller, each pinch roller being configured to move toward and away from the ejection roller and configured to press a recording medium toward the ejection roller;
• a plurality of elastic members each configured to press a corresponding one of the pinch rollers toward the ejection roller;
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• a plurality of levers each disposed downstream of a corresponding one of the pinch rollers in a recording medium transport direction, each lever being configured to be moved between a first position and a second position,
• wherein, when in the second position, each of the plurality of levers contacts the corresponding one of the plurality of pinch rollers, which causes a force to be applied against a corresponding one of the plurality of elastic members, and the corresponding one of the pinch rollers is spaced away from the ejection roller.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium;
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• a medium ejection apparatus including:
• an ejection roller configured to eject a recording medium;
• a pinch roller disposed opposite to the ejection roller, the pinch roller being configured to move toward and away from the ejection roller and configured to press a recording medium toward the ejection roller;
• an elastic member configured to press the pinch roller toward the ejection roller;
• and
• a lever disposed downstream of the pinch roller in a recording medium transport direction, the lever being configured to be moved between a first position and a second position,
• wherein when the lever is in the second position, the lever contacts the pinch roller, which causes a force to be applied against the elastic member, and the pinch roller is spaced away from the ejection roller.