Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image forming station for forming an image on a sheet;
• a rotatable member for transferring the sheet in a first direction toward said image forming station;
• supporting means for supporting said rotatable member for displacement in a second direction which traverses the first direction;
• driving means for displacing said rotatable member in the second direction to correct deviation of the sheet in the second direction;
• and
• inlet guiding means for guiding the sheet to said rotatable member, said guiding means being displaceable in said second direction together with said rotatable member and movable to open a sheet passage constituted thereby, wherein
• said rotatable member is movable in a third direction to open the sheet passage defined in association with rotation of said inlet guiding means.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image forming station for forming an image on a sheet;
• a rotatable member for transferring the sheet in a first direction toward said image forming station;
• supporting means for supporting said rotatable member for displacement in a second direction which traverses the first direction;
• driving means for displacing said rotatable member in the second direction to correct deviation of the sheet in the second direction;
• and
• inlet guiding means for guiding the sheet to said rotatable member, said guiding means being displaceable in said second direction together with said rotatable member and movable to open a sheet passage constituted thereby, wherein said inlet guiding means is rotatable about an axis of said rotatable member.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image forming station for forming an image on a sheet;
• a rotatable member for transferring the sheet in a first direction toward said image forming station;
• supporting means for supporting said rotatable member for displacement in a second direction which traverses the first direction;
• driving means for displacing said rotatable member in the second direction to correct deviation of the sheet in the second direction;
• and
• inlet guiding means for guiding the sheet to said rotatable member, said guiding means being displaceable in the second direction together with said rotatable member and movable to open a sheet passage constituted thereby, wherein
• said inlet guide means is rotatable about a shaft supported on a frame of said image forming apparatus.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image forming station for forming an image on a sheet;
• a registration roller, disposed upstream of said image forming station with respect to transportation of the sheet, for feeding the sheet in a timed relation with an image formed on an image bearing member of said image forming station so as to align the sheet with the image;
• supporting means for supporting said registration roller for displacement in a direction which crosses a direction of the transportation of the sheet;
• and
• driving means for displacing said registration roller in the crossing direction to correct deviation of the sheet in the crossing direction.