Patent ID: 8903274
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a body having an opening at one side thereof; a side cover rotatably installed to open and close the opening while rotating; a plurality of developing units each comprising a photoconductor to develop an electrostatic latent image to a visible image through a toner; a first transfer unit disposed at an inside the body such that the visible image of the photoconductor is transferred to the first transfer unit; and a second transfer unit movably installed at the side cover to transfer the visible image of the first transfer unit to a printing medium, wherein the second transfer unit comprises a plurality of guide protrusions provided at both sides of the second transfer unit to perform a position restriction, and the body comprises a plurality of guide members provided at both sidewalls at the inside the body to support the plurality of guide protrusions installed at the second transfer unit, so that a force transferred from the first transfer unit to the second transfer unit is prevented from being transferred to the side cover.