Patent ID: 8503168

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a first right frame; a first left frame facing the first right frame; a second right frame positioned below the first right frame; a second left frame facing the second right frame and positioned below the first left frame; an image forming unit positioned between the first right frame and the first left frame; and a frame connecting unit configured to connect the first right frame, the first left frame, the second right frame and the second left frame, wherein the frame connecting unit is configured to slidably connect the first right frame and the second right frame such that one of the first right frame and the second right frame is slidable in an up-down direction relative to the other one of the first right frame and the second right frame, and the frame connecting unit is configured to slidably connect the first left frame and the second left frame such that one of the first left frame and the second left frame is slidable in the up-down direction relative to the other one of the first left frame and the second left frame.