Patent ID: 8346120

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a medium conveyance unit that includes medium conveying members which convey a medium on which an image is to be recorded, and an outlet from which the medium is output; an image recording unit that includes an image recording device which records the image on the medium conveyed from the medium conveyance unit at an image recording region which is located on a side of the outlet; and recording unit support portions that have a first support portion and a second support portion which are disposed in the image recording unit on the side of the outlet and are spaced from each other in a width direction of the medium conveyed, and a third support portion which is disposed in the image recording unit on an opposite side to the outlet, wherein at least the first support portion and the second support portion are supported on the side of the outlet of the medium conveyance unit, and the image recording unit is supported by the medium conveyance unit in an undetachable manner for a user who uses the image forming apparatus.