Patent ID: 8922840
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a main body; and a movable unit configured to be swingable about a first axis located on a rear side of the main body, and configured to be movable between a first placement position where the movable unit is positioned on the main body and a first separated position where the movable unit is separated from the main body, the main body comprising: a pair of side frames forming planes intersecting with the first axis; an image processing unit supported by the pair of side frames, the image processing unit being configured to perform image processing; and a body cover comprising a pair of side covers externally covering the pair of side frames, the body cover being formed to have an upper opening through which the image processing unit is exposed upward when the movable unit is at the first separated position, wherein: each of the pair of side frames has a flat surface part on a front side on an upper edge thereof away from the first axis, the flat surface part having a height in a first state; upper edges of the pair of side covers form a part of a periphery of the upper opening; and each of the pair of side covers has a first part where a height of the upper edge of the side cover is in the first state on the front side, a second part where the upper edge of the side cover is in a second state of which height is higher than the first state on a rear side near the first axis, and a third part which is located between the first part and the second part and is formed to connect the first part with the second part while changing the height of the upper edge of the side cover.