Patent ID: 7606512

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a drawer disposed in an apparatus body having an opening on a side, the drawer configured to move horizontally in and out of the apparatus body through the opening, the drawer having an image forming unit; a cover pivotally disposed on the side of the apparatus body via a hinge and configured to open and close; a plurality of pressing devices disposed on a side of the cover which faces the drawer and configured to press the drawer in contact therewith as the cover is closed, the pressing devices including a first pressing device disposed in proximity of the hinge and a second pressing device disposed further away from the hinge than the first pressing device, the first pressing device contacting the drawer in advance of the second pressing device as the cover is closed, wherein the first pressing device contacts an end of the drawer located in a horizontal direction substantially perpendicular to a moving direction of the drawer, the drawer is provided with a feed chute configured to create a path where the recording sheet is fed, and the feed chute is disposed on a side of the drawer facing the cover and in a position shifted in the horizontal direction from a position where the first pressing device contacts.