Patent ID: 7248818
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming portion configured to form a visible image on a recording paper sheet; a recording paper sheet storing portion configured to store a plurality of recording paper sheets and sequentially feed recording paper sheets to said image forming portion; a discharge tray provided above said image forming portion configured to hold recording paper sheets discharged from said image forming portion; an operation portion configured to input a driving signal for said image forming portion; and a paper sheet transport path configured to transport a recording paper sheet taken out from said recording paper sheet storing portion along a front surface where said operation portion is provided to said discharge tray through said image forming portion, wherein: said paper sheet transport path includes a transport path cover open to a front side; and said recording paper sheet storing portion includes a paper feed tray that is movable to a lateral side; wherein said paper feed tray is supported pivotably in a horizontal direction around the back of the paper feed tray in the tray pullout direction toward the front side of a main body of the image forming apparatus while the paper feed tray is pulled out from the image forming apparatus.