Patent ID: 8662498

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming part to form an image on a recording medium; an apparatus body to house the image forming part; a switch-back roller to reverse the recording medium having the image, the switch-back roller positioned on an upper side of the image forming part; a discharge path to guide the recording medium from the switch-back roller toward a side surface of the apparatus body; a discharged-sheet receiving part that is connected to the discharge path and can be opened and closed on the side surface of the apparatus body, the discharged-sheet receiving part receiving the recording medium and guiding the recording medium downward along the side surface of the apparatus body, if the discharged-sheet receiving part is closed; and a manual paper feed part that is integral with the discharged-sheet receiving part, the manual paper feed part being accessed when the discharged-sheet receiving part is opened on the side surface and supplying a recording medium to the image forming part from a direction crossing the side surface.