Patent ID: 8385771

Claim:
An image forming apparatus to form an image on a recording sheet, comprising: a chassis having a first opening, the first opening being formed on a first side of the chassis; a plurality of photosensitive members, which are set in the chassis and carry toner images; an intermediate transfer belt, which is an endless belt to roll in a predetermined direction, is arranged to have a surface thereof facing the plurality of photosensitive members, and has the toner images on the plurality of photosensitive members transferred onto the surface in cooperation with a plurality of primary-transfer members; a secondary-transfer roller, which is arranged on a second side opposite from the first side within the chassis and transfers the toner images on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt onto the recording sheet; a first feed roller, which is arranged in a vicinity of the second side and conveys the recording sheet toward the secondary-transfer roller; a cleaner device, which is arranged in a position between one of the plurality of photosensitive members being in a most upstream position along the predetermined rolling direction of the intermediate transfer belt and the second transfer roller, to collect residual toner from the surface of the intermediate transfer belt; a waste toner container, which is movable in the chassis to be removably installed in the chassis through the first opening and settled in a position opposite from the plurality of photosensitive members across the intermediate transfer belt, to store the residual toner collected by the cleaner device; a connector, which is connected to the cleaner device, and to which the waste toner container is detachably attached, to convey the residual toner collected by the cleaner device to the waste toner container; a first feeding path, which extends in a range between the first feed roller and the secondary-transfer roller; and a second feeding path, which is formed in clearance between the intermediate transfer belt and the waste toner container to convey a recording sheet being inserted through a sheet inlet toward the first feed roller, the sheet inlet being formed on the first side of the chassis, and merges into the first feeding path in the vicinity of the first feed roller.