Patent ID: 7354214

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a chassis with a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface that connects the first and second side surfaces, and a curved part formed unitarily with the bottom surface, the curved part having a feed roller bearing support portion; a print head supported by the chassis; a feed roller rotatably supported between the first and second side surfaces via a pair of feed roller support bearings for conveying paper, one of the feed roller support bearings being supported by the first side surface and the feed roller bearing support portion of the curved part; and a press roller rotatably supported between the first and second side surfaces for pressing on the feed roller with a predetermined amount of pressure, the feed roller having a paper conveying portion with a plurality of projecting portions, a widthwise center & the paper conveying portion substantially matching with a widthwise center between the pair of feed roller support bearings.