Image-forming apparatus

For achieving a low height and compact construction of a multi-mode image forming apparatus, in particular a copying machine, an internal tray (23) is provided serving for both, i.e. as an intermediate tray for temporarily stocking the paper midway between copying operations when the paper is copied a plurality of times and as a paper-discharging tray for stocking the paper after a final copying process. The tray (23) is arranged on the upstream side of a paper-resupplying device (24) and is composed of a first paper-stocking portion (44) and a second paper-stocking portion (45) separated from each other. A paper-discharging device (17) is provided with a branching guide (38) arranged on the upstream side of a paper-discharging portion (42) for branching off a paper (P1) of maximum size on which an image has been formed toward the tray and for positioning said paper such that the front end thereof housed on the tray does not reach to paper-resupplying roller (25) in the paper-resupplying device (24).
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