Patent ID: 7862030
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a casing, a conveyor configured to convey a recording medium along a conveying surface thereof, a first feeding roller configured to feed the recording medium toward the conveyor, and a first guide surface configured to guide the recording medium fed by the first feeding roller onto the conveyor, the first guide surface being disposed between the conveyor and the first feeding roller, a cartridge removably installed in the casing, the cartridge including: wherein the second guide surface has a guide portion on which a leading edge of the recording medium is configured to slide, the guide portion being concavely formed, wherein the first guide surface and the second guide surface oppose each other and form a feeding path along which the recording medium is configured to be fed in a state where the cartridge is installed in the casing, and wherein the first feeding roller and the second feeding roller are disposed at an end of the feeding path in a state where the cartridge in installed in the casing.