Patent ID: 7416181

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: an apparatus body encasing an image forming section; a member having a feeding portion provided free to open and close on the side of said apparatus body to reverse paper and feed it to said image forming section; a manual paper feeding device provided on the side of said apparatus body adjacent to said member having a feeding portion, and having a delivery portion for delivering paper to said image forming section and a separation portion in pressure contact with said delivery portion and in which where a plurality of paper are delivered by said delivery portion, sheets after the second sheet are separated; a moving mechanism configured to move said manual paper feeding device in a direction away from the side of said apparatus body in association with opening operation of said member having a feeding portion; and a pressure contact release mechanism configured to release pressure contact between said delivery portion and said separation portion in association with opening operation of said member having a feeding portion, wherein said moving mechanism is constituted by a mechanism for displacing said manual paper feeding device so as to be moved away in a horizontal direction from said apparatus body.