Patent ID: 7962061
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a casing including an image forming section for forming an image on a recording medium, an ejecting section which is provided above the image forming section and to which the recording medium formed with the image at the image forming section is ejected, an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section and configured to read image information from a document, and an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section including a display section displaying an operating situation of at least either the image forming section or the image scanning section, for operating at least either the image forming section or the image scanning section, wherein the casing comprises a first casing and a second casing, the second casing covering an upper surface of the first casing above the first casing in an openable/closable manner, and comprising the ejecting section and the image scanning section, a side surface of the first casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the second casing includes a generally horizontal surface, the first casing and the second casing are provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other, the inclined surface comprises a first inclined surface included in the first casing and a second inclined surface included in the second casing, and the ejecting port is formed in a plane of the second inclined surface, and the operating section is arranged under the ejecting port on the first inclined surface.