Image Forming Apparatus
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
a recording sheet receiving portion configured to receive a recording sheet;
an image forming portion disposed in the main body and configured to form an image on the recording sheet;
a particular feed roller configured to rotate in contact with the recording sheet received on the recording sheet receiving portion to feed the recording sheet toward the image forming portion; and
a holding frame configured to rotatably support the particular feed roller such that the particular feed roller is exposed toward the recording sheet receiving portion,wherein the holding frame has a roller receiving portion configured to receive the particular feed roller therein and a replacement opening for exposing the particular feed roller toward an opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion, andwherein the particular feed roller is configured to be attached to and removed from the holding frame via the replacement opening on the opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a recording sheet receiving portion configured to receive a recording sheet, an image forming portion configured to form an image on the recording sheet, a particular feed roller configured to feed the recording sheet toward the image forming portion, and a holding frame configured to rotatably support the particular feed roller such that the particular feed roller is exposed toward the recording sheet receiving portion. The holding frame has a roller receiving portion configured to receive the particular feed roller therein and a replacement opening for exposing the particular feed roller toward an opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion. The particular feed roller is configured to be attached to and removed from the holding frame via the replacement opening on the opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion.
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10 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a main body; a recording sheet receiving portion configured to receive a recording sheet; an image forming portion disposed in the main body and configured to form an image on the recording sheet; a particular feed roller configured to rotate in contact with the recording sheet received on the recording sheet receiving portion to feed the recording sheet toward the image forming portion; and a holding frame configured to rotatably support the particular feed roller such that the particular feed roller is exposed toward the recording sheet receiving portion, wherein the holding frame has a roller receiving portion configured to receive the particular feed roller therein and a replacement opening for exposing the particular feed roller toward an opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion, and wherein the particular feed roller is configured to be attached to and removed from the holding frame via the replacement opening on the opposite side of the holding frame relative to the recording sheet receiving portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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