Patent ID: 8903301
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus main body; an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium; a first conveying path, along which a recording medium accommodated in a paper feeding cassette is conveyed to the image forming unit from the paper feeding cassette; a second conveying path, along which a recording medium inserted into a manual paper feeding port is conveyed to the image forming unit from the manual paper feeding port; and a front cover configured to be opened and closed, and be disposed on a front surface of the apparatus main body, wherein when the front cover is opened, a cartridge into which at least a part of the image forming unit is incorporated can be detachably attachable to the apparatus main body; wherein the manual paper feeding port is formed at a front side of the image forming apparatus on an upper surface of the apparatus main body and disposed above the cartridge attached to the apparatus main body, wherein an inclined path obliquely extending from the manual paper feeding port to below and toward a rear of the apparatus main body is formed, wherein a first guide portion and a second guide portion are disposed inside the apparatus main body, a clearance formed between the first guide portion and the second guide portion forms the inclined path, when the cartridge is loaded on the apparatus main body, an outer surface part of the cartridge forms the first guide portion, and when the front cover is closed, an inner surface part of the front cover forms the second guide portion, the image forming apparatus comprises a cover configured to be opened and closed, the cover being provided with the second guide portion and being movable together with the second guide portion.