Patent ID: 8934810
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming structure body that is replaceable, that forms at least a part of an exterior of the image forming apparatus, and that includes elements for image formation; a recording medium transporting structure body that forms at least a part of the exterior of the image forming apparatus, and that includes elements for transporting a recording medium to the image forming structure body, and a portion of recording medium transporting structure body is oriented vertically on one side of the image forming structure body; an output recording medium transporting structure body that forms at least a part of the exterior of the image forming apparatus, and that transports, to an output port, a recording medium outputted from the image forming structure body, and a portion of the output recording medium transporting structure body is oriented vertically on an opposite side of the image forming structure body; and an L-shaped connection structure body that forms at least a part of the exterior of the image forming apparatus, and that is electrically connected to all structure bodies, and a portion of the L-shaped connection structure body is oriented horizontally between the recording medium transporting structure body and the output recording medium transporting structure body, the recording medium transporting structure body, the output recording medium transporting structure body and the L-shaped connection structure body being attached so as to be adjacent to each other, and being attachable to each other in a state where the image forming structure body is not attached, the image forming structure body being attached within a space formed by three structure bodies: the recording medium transporting structure body, the output recording medium transporting structure body and the L-shaped connection structure body in a state where the three structure bodies have been attached so as to be adjacent to each other, the image forming structure body being in contact with the three structure bodies within the space at four surfaces of the image forming structure body, and the image forming structure body being attachable in a state where the three structure bodies have been attached to each other, and the image forming structure body forming a horizontal path such that the recording medium enters and exits the image forming structure body horizontally.