Patent ID: 6145832
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an apparatus body;an image forming unit, provided on said apparatus body, for forming an image on a recording sheet of paper transported;a tray sheet feeding unit, provided on an upstream side of said image forming unit in a direction of transporting the recording sheet of paper, for accommodating stacked recording sheets of paper, said tray sheet feeding unit being installed removably from a front side of said apparatus body; anda transporting passage for guiding the recording sheet of paper fed from a direction of mounting said tray sheet feeding unit to said image unit,wherein at least a part of a chute surface constituting said transporting passage is movable from an attaching/detaching side of said tray sheet feeding unit so that at least a part of said transporting passage is opened from the front side of said apparatus body.