Patent ID: 9280119
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H,G03G,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image reading section configured to read a document placed on a document placement table by moving and scanning of a scanning body in a sub-scanning direction; an image forming section configured to form an image read by the image reading section on a paper sheet; a discharge section configured to discharge the paper sheet on which an image is formed by the image forming section to a direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction; and a discharge tray on which the paper sheet from the discharge section is to be placed with a space section at a lower side of the image reading section, wherein a bottom surface of a housing of the image reading section facing the discharge tray is constituted of a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being a surface at a front side of the discharge section in a discharging direction and high with respect to the discharge tray, the second surface being a surface at a back side of the discharge section in the discharging direction lower than the first surface with respect to the discharge tray, and a pulling member and/or a movable wiring are/is arranged at an upper side of the second surface inside the housing, the pulling member being configured to move the scanning body back and forth in the sub-scanning direction, one end portion of the movable wiring being secured to the scanning body, wherein the first surface includes a plurality of rib pieces extending in a paper discharging direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning, direction.