Patent ID: 7769319
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a housing; a plurality of photoconductors on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a plurality of developing devices, each including a developing agent carrier for holding a developing agent thereon; a belt unit including a holder for supporting the plurality of photoconductors and the plurality of developing devices, the holder being removable from the housing; a sheet container configured to accommodate a stack of sheets, the sheet container being removable from the housing; wherein the housing further includes: wherein the holder further comprises a feed roller configured to face the belt support roller with the belt contacting the feed roller when the holder is received in the first area, the feed roller and the belt being cooperatively configured to receive the sheet from the sheet container and guide the sheet into the first sheet path, wherein the front cover comprises an opening configured to receive a sheet for passage to the first sheet path, wherein the feed roller and the belt support roller are cooperatively configured to receive the sheet from the opening and guide the sheet into the first sheet path, and wherein the holder is configured to be moved in an upward direction causing the feed roller to be separated from the belt to allow the holder to be removed from the housing.