Patent ID: 7062216
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; and a frame that detachably supports the image forming unit and that selectively supports a manual feed unit having a guide unit that supports and guides a single sheet of recording medium to the image forming unit and a multipurpose unit having a supply unit that supports a stack of recording medium and supplies a single sheet of the stack of recording medium to the image forming unit, the frame including a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit, the frame being formed with an opening through which the image forming unit is mounted to and detached from the frame, wherein the first mounting unit is capable of swingably mounting the manual feed unit that includes a cover that covers the opening of the frame and a guide unit that supports and guides a single sheet of recording medium to the image forming unit; and the second mounting unit is capable of mounting the multipurpose unit that includes a cover that covers the opening of the frame and a supply unit that supports a stack of recording medium and supplies a single sheet of the stack of recording medium to the image forming unit.