Image forming apparatus and assembly system of image forming apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed conveying unit having an outlet for a recording medium on one side; at least one image forming unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side and an outlet for the recording medium on the other side; and a sheet eject conveying unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side, wherein the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are arranged along a conveying direction of the recording medium; the outlet of the sheet feed conveying unit matches the inlet of the image forming unit; the outlet of the image forming unit matches the inlet of the sheet eject conveying unit; and the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are connected to each other in a separable manner.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a sheet feed conveying unit having an outlet for a recording medium on one side; plural image forming units each having an inlet for the recording medium on one side and an outlet for the recording medium on the other side; and a sheet eject conveying unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side, wherein: the sheet feed conveying unit, the plural image forming units, and the sheet eject conveying unit are arranged sequentially; the outlet of one of the plural image forming units located at an upstream side in the conveying direction of the recording medium matches the inlet of one of the plural image forming units located at a downstream side in a conveying direction of the recording medium; the sheet feed conveying unit, the plural image forming units, and the sheet eject conveying unit are connected to each other in a separable manner, the outlet of the sheet feed conveying unit, the inlet of the sheet eject conveying unit, and each inlet and each outlet of the plural image forming units are fixed parts that do not move, wherein all adjacent inlets and outlets match each other in a physically contacting manner, and wherein the outlet of the sheet feed conveying unit is at a position lower than that of the outlet of the image forming unit at a most upstream side of the conveying direction, and the inlet of the sheet eject conveying unit is at a position lower than that of the inlet of the image forming unit at a most downstream side of the conveying direction.