Patent ID: 8583026

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body of the image forming apparatus; a component which is detachable from the main body of the image forming apparatus; a medium re-feeding path formed in the main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein a medium is turned over while being conveyed through the medium re-feeding path for a double-sided printing; and a guide provided at the component, the guide including a flat face facing the medium re-feeding path and extending in a medium conveying direction in the medium re-feeding path and configured to guide the medium along the medium re-feeding path; and a development unit configured to form a developer image; wherein the component is a container provided between the medium re-feeding path and a transfer unit configured to transfer the developer image formed by the development unit to the medium, wherein the main body of the image forming apparatus is formed with a first conveying device, and wherein the guide is formed with a second conveying device opposite to the first conveying device across the medium re-feeding path.