Patent ID: 8833929
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a carriage configured to mount a recording head which discharges a liquid droplet on a recording medium to form an image; a carriage guide member configured to support the carriage detachably and move the carriage to scan in a main scanning direction orthogonal to a sub-scanning direction in which the recording medium is conveyed; and a recording medium conveyance unit detachably mounted to a main body of the apparatus, comprising: an endless conveyance belt to convey the recording medium being adsorbed on the belt; and a pair of rollers around which the conveyance belt is extended circulating in the subscanning direction, wherein the carriage is supported only by the carriage guide member, the carriage guide member being planar and contacting an outer surface of the carriage, and wherein the recording medium conveyance unit is removable from a space above the conveyance belt, in an area other than the carriage guide member.