Movable tray cover configuration for an image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an ejection tray having an upper surface constituting a bottom portion of the ejection tray, the ejection tray including a side wall extending upward from the upper surface and a support portion disposed at an upper end of the side wall;
• a plurality of ejection rollers having a nip portion where the plurality of ejection rollers nip a recording sheet therebetween, the plurality of ejection rollers being configured to eject the recording sheet onto the upper surface of the ejection tray;
• and
• a tray cover having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the tray cover being configured to move between an extended position where the tray cover is extended relative to the ejection tray and the first surface faces upward to receive the recording sheet ejected from the nip portion, and a covering position where the tray cover is supported by the support portion of the ejection tray to cover the upper surface of the ejection tray and the second surface faces upward, the tray cover having a first end and a second end in a sheet ejection direction in which the recording sheet is ejected, wherein, when the tray cover is in the extended position, the first end of the tray cover corresponds to a downstream end in the sheet ejection direction and the second end of the tray cover corresponds to an upstream end in the sheet ejection direction, and wherein, when the tray cover is in the covering position, the first end of the tray cover corresponds to the upstream end in the sheet ejection direction and the second end of the tray cover corresponds to the downstream end in the sheet ejection direction,
• wherein, when the tray cover is in the covering position where the tray cover is supported by the support portion disposed at the upper end of the side wall extending upward from the upper surface of the ejection tray, the tray cover is spaced apart from the upper surface of the ejection tray and the first end of the tray cover is disposed in a position closer to the nip portion of the plurality of ejection rollers than the upper surface of the ejection tray and lower than the nip portion such that a leading end of the recording sheet ejected from the nip portion of the plurality of ejection rollers passes on or over the second surface of the tray cover.