Patent ID: 8126361

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a body casing that accommodates a storage portion for storing a recording medium in a bottom portion of said body casing, and an image forming unit that forms an image on said recording medium; an opening formed in a side portion of said body casing; an ejection mechanism provided within said body casing for ejecting said recording medium stored in said storage portion; a guide member that guides said recording medium ejected by said ejection mechanism in a predetermined direction; a belt unit, said belt unit carrying said recording medium guided by said guide member toward said image forming unit, wherein: said belt unit further includes a frame portion, a plurality of support rollers rotatably provided to said frame portion, and a carrier belt extended between said support rollers for carrying said recording medium guided by said guide member; at least a portion of said guide member is arranged at a position closer to said opening than said carrier belt with said belt unit installed in the body casing; said image forming unit is configured to be removed from said body casing through said opening independent of said belt unit, and said guide member and said belt unit are combined and are attachably and detachably provided with respect to said body casing via said opening.