Image Forming Apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming unit which is configured to form an image on a recording sheet;
• a housing which accommodates the image forming unit and includes a sheet feed opening for feeding a recording sheet to the image forming unit;
• a tray which is configured to accommodate a recording sheet;
• a feed member which is configured to rotate while pressing a recording sheet fed through the sheet feed opening to apply a transport force to the recording sheet;
• a friction member provided to oppose the feed member, and configured to contact the recording sheet from a side opposite to the feed member to apply a transport resistance to the recording sheet, thereby separating a plurality of stacked recording sheets;
• a support frame which is formed of resin and supports the friction member and extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to a pressing direction of a pressing force by the feed member to receive the pressing force;
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• a transport chute which is formed of metal and includes a guide part extending along a width direction of a recording sheet transported from the tray in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the support frame so as to contact the recording sheet fed from the tray to guide the recording sheet toward the image forming unit, the transport chute being formed integrally with the support frame.