Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an apparatus body;
• an openable and closable cover provided at the apparatus body;
• a conveyance unit to convey a recording medium upward and downward;
• a recording head to eject liquid droplets to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit to form an image on the recording medium;
• and
• an opening authorization mechanism to authorize moving of the conveyance unit from a first open position to a second open position, the first open position located at a position in same direction as a direction in which the cover is opened, the conveyance unit having a greater opening amount at the second open position than at the first open position,
• wherein the conveyance unit is disposed between the cover and the recording head, and configured to be openable to the first open position when the cover is in the open position, and openable to the second open position when the opening authorization mechanism authorizes the moving of the conveyance unit from the first open position to the second open position.