Patent ID: 7410162

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a chassis having a first side surface, a second side surface, and a bottom surface that connects the first and the second side surfaces, the bottom surface having one of a first L-shaped projecting portion or a first coupling hole unitarily formed thereon; a paper feed roller rotatably supported by the first and second side surfaces of the chassis to convey paper that is placed on a pressing plate; a lifting member pivotally supported by the bottom surface of the chassis, and having a main portion and the other of the first coupling hole or the first L-shaped projecting portion unitarily formed on the main portion, the first L-shaped projecting portion being pivotally coupled to the first coupling hole, such that the lifting member is pivotally coupled to the bottom surface, the lifting member being further configured to lift the pressing plate upward toward the paper feed roller and having a narrower width in a direction perpendicular to a paper conveyance direction than a width of the pressing plate; and a biasing member for biasing the lifting member upward toward the paper feed roller.