Patent ID: 8229322

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image carrier that carries a toner image; a transfer unit that includes a transfer body that transfers the toner image carried by the image carrier onto a recording medium, and a positioning portion that positions the transfer body with respect to the image carrier by contact with a counterpart positioning portion provided to a main body of the image forming apparatus; a guide portion that guides the recording medium to a position where the transfer body is to transfer the toner image carried by the image carrier onto the recording medium; and an opening and closing unit that supports both of the transfer unit and the guide portion and that is provided to be openable and closable by rotating with respect to the main body about a predetermined rotation center, the opening and closing unit forming different angles with respect to the main body between when a force required to position the transfer unit with respect to the main body reaches a maximum value, and when a force required to position the guide portion with respect to the main body reaches a maximum value.