Patent ID: 11892793
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a housing having an opening; and
a top cover covering the opening, the top cover including:
a first cover including:
a first discharge tray portion configured to support a discharged sheet; and
a first recess formed at the first discharge tray portion, the first recess extending along a sheet discharge direction to a downstream end of the first discharge tray portion in the sheet discharge direction; and

a second cover surrounding the first cover, the second cover including:
a second discharge tray portion arranged downstream of the first discharge tray portion in the sheet discharge direction, the second discharge tray portion being configured to support the discharged sheet in cooperation with the first discharge tray portion; and
a second recess arranged downstream of the first recess in the sheet discharge direction, the second recess being formed continuously from the first recess, the second recess serving as a sheet handle portion in cooperation with the first recess.