Patent ID: 6973279

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a mainframe having an opening portion; an electrostatic latent image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image formed to be developed with a developer, the electrostatic latent image carrier being loadable in and unloadable from the mainframe through the opening portion; a transport path through which a recording medium is transported to be formed image thereon; a first opening and closing member provided openably and closably on the mainframe so as to open and close the opening portion; and a second opening and closing member disposed on a side opposite to the electrostatic latent image carrier with respect to the first opening and closing member and provided openably and closably on the mainframe so as to open and close the transport path; wherein the first opening and closing member and the second opening and closing member are openable and closable integrally with each other; and the second opening and closing member is openable and closable independently of the first opening and closing member.