Patent ID: 9268278
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section configured to perform image formation on a sheet; a body housing formed by a box body with a flat top surface and configured to contain the image forming section; a protruding housing protruding upward from the flat top surface, the protruding housing having an upward slope rising from front side to back side and a top portion formed by a convex surface; a light diffusing portion disposed in the protruding housing; a light source located inside the body housing or the protruding housing and configured to emit light; a light guide configured to guide light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion; and a control unit configured to control illumination of the light source based on information related to the image formation, wherein the top portion is in the highest position in the image forming apparatus, the light diffusing portion is formed by a transparent member having a light diffusing surfaces for diffusing the light outwardly, the protruding housing has a groove, the groove formed by a recessed part of the top portion, and the light diffusing portion is positioned inside the groove.