Patent ID: 6923586

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a print unit; and a reading unit, mounted above the print unit, that reads an original image on a document, wherein the print unit comprises: a housing accommodating the print unit and formed with a first opening and a second opening at a front face; a feed cassette that accommodates a recording medium, the first opening allowing attaching and detaching of the feed cassette through the front face; a process cartridge that forms an image on the recording medium, the second opening allowing attaching and detaching of the process cartridge through the front face; a discharge tray formed at an upper surface of the housing of the print unit, the recording medium being fed to the discharge tray from the process cartridge; a cover provided at the front face of the housing, the cover being positioned between an open position and a closed position, the second opening being revealed with the cover at the open position; and a slit integrally formed with the cover, wherein the recording medium from the feed cassette and the recording medium from the slit are guided to a common path and fed to the process cartridge.