Patent ID: 8154770
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image reading part configured to read an image of an original; an image recording part configured to record the image read by the image reading part on a sheet; a sheet discharge part configured to discharge the sheet recorded by the image recording part from a main body of the image forming apparatus; a sheet stack part configured to stack the sheet discharged by the sheet discharge part between the image reading part and the image recording part; first and second supporters provided outside the sheet stack part along a discharge direction of the sheet and configured to form a space between the sheet stack part and the image reading part; and a lock mechanism that unlocks or locks so as to allow the image reading part to slide or prohibit the image reading part from sliding, the image reading part sliding relative to the first and second supporters in the discharge direction.