Patent ID: 7050204
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus carrying an optical reading apparatus thereon, wherein said optical reading apparatus comprises: platen glass defined with one end and an other end, on an upper surface on which an original document is placed; an optical reading unit that scans between said both ends on a lower surface of said platen glass, for obtaining image data by irradiating an original document surface with light through said platen glass; a control circuit board connected to said optical reading unit, for processing an electric signal; and a housing having a side on the side of said other end thicker than a side on the side of said one end, wherein said image forming apparatus comprises a cabinet positioned under said housing of said optical reading apparatus, said cabinet comprising: sheet discharge means for discharging an image formation sheet from under said thicker side of said housing of said optical reading apparatus; and a discharge tray, disposed at and covering an upper portion of said cabinet under said housing of said optical reading unit, on which the image formation sheet discharged from said sheet discharge means is received and stacked.