Patent ID: 8613443

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a medium, and a media conveyance mechanism configured to convey the medium to the image forming unit; a media conveyance unit attached to the main body and configured to convey the medium to the media conveyance mechanism; and a media retreat path defined by paired opposed surfaces of the media conveyance unit and the main body and configured to receive at least a part of the medium when being retreated, the media retreat path inclined in a way that a height level of the media retreat path gradually becomes lower from its entrance side to its back-end side, wherein the media conveyance unit includes a return conveyance path provided therein, wherein the media retreat path is provided outside of the return conveyance path, and wherein the media retreat path is defined by way of a surface of the media conveyance unit and a surface of the main body that is opposed to the surface of the media conveyance unit, wherein the media conveyance unit is detachable from the main body, and wherein the media retreat path corresponds to a path located between the upper surface of the main body and the lower surface of the media conveyance unit upon attachment of the media conveyance unit with the main body.