Patent ID: 7245854
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a user control portion disposed at a front side of a main body of the image forming apparatus; an image forming portion configured to form a visible image on a recording sheet; a sheet storing portion that sequentially feeds recording sheets to said image forming portion, said sheet storing portion comprising at least one sheet tray that stores a stack of recording sheets and is horizontally movable in two directions, which intersect with each other; and a transport path that sequentially transports the recording sheets fed from the sheet storing portion to said image forming portion; wherein the main body of the image forming apparatus comprises a plurality of openable covers on a front side wall thereof, and at least a part of said transport path is exposed by opening at least one of the plurality of openable covers; wherein said at least one sheet tray is provided in a tray pullout frame that is movable in one direction relative to the main body of the apparatus, and said at least one sheet tray is movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the pullout frame is pulled out relative to the main body of the apparatus; wherein a feed roll that sequentially feeds recording sheets from said at least one sheet tray is supported by said tray pullout frame.