Patent ID: 8139997

Claim:
An image formation device comprising: an image formation unit configured to print an image on a recording paper conveyed along an image formation path; a paper feed unit configured to feed the recording paper to the image formation unit along a paper feed path, the paper feed unit including a bed on which the recording paper is conveyed and a plurality of grooves that is formed on the bed along the paper feed path, respectively; a paper discharge unit configured to discharge the recording paper along a paper discharge path; and a guide unit disposed adjacent to a branching point where the paper feed path and the paper discharge path diverge, the guide unit including a first guide portion disposed above the paper feed path and below the paper discharge path, the first guide portion being configured to guide the recording paper along the paper feed path and the paper discharge path, a second guide portion disposed above the paper discharge path, the second guide portion being configured to guide the recording paper along the paper discharge path, and linking portions integrally provided to the first guide portion and the second guide portion at both ends in a lateral direction of the guide unit, the guide unit being integrally formed as none-piece, unitary member, the first guide portion including a plurality of tab pieces at distal end portion of the first guide portion, the tab pieces being spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction of the guide unit, distal ends of the tab pieces being located within the grooves of the paper feed unit when the recording paper is conveyed along the paper discharge path.