Patent ID: 8335465
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus configured for operation in a horizontal orientation and laterally dividable in a horizontal direction into a first portion and a second portion, the image forming apparatus comprising: a first image forming section, positioned in the first portion, for forming an image on paper; a second image forming section, positioned in the second portion, for forming an image on paper independently of the first image forming section; a first paper feeding section for feeding paper to each of the first and second image forming sections, the first paper feeding section positioned directly below the first image forming section in the first portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction; a first paper output section for outputting paper on which an image is formed in each of the first and second image forming sections, the first paper output section positioned directly above the second image forming section in the vertical direction; a second paper output section positioned directly above the first image forming section; a first transport path for transporting paper from the first paper feeding section to the first image forming section; a second transport path for transporting paper from the first paper feeding section to the second image forming section; a third transport path, connected to the first transport path, for transporting paper from the first image forming section to the first paper output section; and a fourth transport path, connected to the second transport path, for transporting paper from the second image forming section to the first paper output section, wherein: