Facsimile apparatus having original document and recording medium conveying systems

An apparatus for use in a facsimile apparatus comprising:

• a main body having an outer surface;
• a recording unit which includes a replaceable ink cartridge and a serial recording type ink-jet recording head, said recording unit being arranged in a portion of said main body;
• an upper surface lid, which is provided on an upper surface of said main body, said upper surface lid being openable to allow replacement of said ink cartridge;
• an original reader arranged in an upper portion of said main body;
• an original insertion port for receiving an original, said original insertion port being formed in the upper surface of said main body;
• a sheet discharge port for discharging a recording sheet, said sheet discharge port being formed in the upper surface of said main body;
• an original discharge port for discharging the original, said original discharge port being formed in a front surface of said main body;
• a sheet insertion port for receiving the recording sheet, said sheet insertion port being formed in the front surface of said main body;
• means for defining an original convey path for conveying the original from said original insertion port formed in the upper surface of the main body to said original discharge port formed in the front surface of the main body through a reading area adjacent said original reader;
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• means for defining a recording sheet convey path for conveying the recording sheet from said sheet insertion port formed in a lower front surface of the main body to said sheet discharge port formed in the upper surface of the main body through a recording area adjacent said recording unit, wherein an upstream portion of said means for defining said recording sheet convey path is arranged substantially horizontally, and said recording sheet convey path is inclined halfway toward said sheet discharge port through said recording area.