Patent ID: 7465110
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus which forms an image on a paper sheet, comprising: an external panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as a surface of the external housing of the image forming apparatus, a feed-tray attachment hole for attaching a feed tray which stores the paper sheets prior to printing, and an output hole for outputting the paper sheet after the image is printed; and an output door covering the output hole such that the output door can be opened and closed, the output door being opened when the printed paper sheet is output through the output hole; wherein the output door supports the paper and/or an output tray while the output door is open and the printed paper sheet is output through the output hole; wherein the output tray forms an output path of the printed paper sheet in the main body of the image forming apparatus, and the printed paper sheet is conveyed from the output tray, output through the output hole, and placed on a portion of the top surface of the open output door, and further wherein the feed tray and the output hole are parallel to each other.