Patent ID: 7177566

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: conveying means for conveying a recording material on which an image is formed; a pair of side members provided at both sides of the recording material conveyed by said conveying means; a connecting member for connecting said pair of side members to each other; and a bottom member provided at a bottom of the image forming apparatus; wherein each side member of said pair of side members has a first surface portion, a second surface portion different from said first surface portion, and a third surface portion different from said first surface portion and said second surface portion, wherein said first surface portions of said pair of side members are opposed with each other, and wherein said connecting member is provided on said first surface portion of each of said pair of side members, wherein said conveying means is provided on said second surface portion of each of said pair of side members, wherein said bottom member is provided on said third surface portion of each of said pair of side members, and wherein said conveying means is made of resin, and said pair of side members, said connecting member, and said bottom member are each made of metal.