Patent ID: 6397028
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an apparatus main body; an image forming section disposed in the apparatus main body; a sheet-of-paper discharging section disposed in an upper portion of the apparatus main body, for discharging a recording sheet on which an image is formed by the image forming section, to an outside of the apparatus main body; and an intermediate conveying path disposed above the image forming section and on the apparatus main body, for conveying the recording sheet from the sheet-of-paper discharging section to an after-treatment unit to be mounted on a side of the apparatus main body, the apparatus having such a structure that a recording-sheet accommodating unit having a sheet-of-paper discharging tray, or a document reading apparatus is allowed to be mounted above the apparatus main body, and further comprising: a conveying path cover disposed so as to be slidable on a top face of the apparatus main body, for covering the intermediate conveying path.