Patent ID: 7505706
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a scanner section configured to read image information by scanning an image bearing side of a document sheet; an image forming section configured to perform image formation processing on a recording medium based on the image information read, the image forming section located above or below the scanner section with a space section provided therebetween, the space section having at least one open vertical side; and a plurality of functional units, each of which having a different function, and each of which enclosed inside a respective casing having the same shape and size as the whole of the space section and adapted to interchangeably fit inside the space section substantially without a gap through the open side, wherein: the image forming section is provided with a delivery section configured to deliver a recording medium having undergone image formation processing to the space section; and each of the functional units comprises a delivered sheet tray configured to receive the recording medium delivered from the delivery section.