Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a sheet cassette configured to accommodate stacked sheets;
• a separating member configured to separate an uppermost sheet from the stacked sheets accommodated in the sheet cassette;
• a sheet feed roller configured to feed the uppermost sheet from the stacked sheets accommodated in the sheet cassette;
• an image forming section configured to form an image on the sheet fed from the sheet cassette;
• and
• a sheet conveying path placed between the sheet cassette and the image forming section,
• wherein the image forming section and the sheet conveying path are placed in a position within a width of the sheet cassette defined between a front end and a rear end of the cassette in a sheet feeding direction and above the sheet cassette,
• the separating member has a tip to be placed to contact with a portion of the stacked sheets accommodated in the sheet cassette between the front end and the rear end of the cassette, and
• the sheet feed roller is placed in a position between the front end and the rear end of the sheet cassette and apart from the tip of the separating member toward the rear end of the sheet cassette.