Patent ID: 8532525
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image-forming apparatus comprising: a lower housing having a box-like shape and having a sheet ejection port and a catch tray formed at an upper portion thereof, and an upper housing having a box-like shape and disposed above the lower housing in such a manner as to cover the catch tray from above, the upper housing is coupled to the lower housing in such a manner as to be pivotable about a pivotal axis located closer to an edge of the lower housing than the upper housing; wherein the lower housing comprises: a first side support portion located on a side of the lower housing corresponding to one end of the pivotal axis in such a manner as to support the upper housing from underneath and having a first distal end to the pivotal axis, and a second side support portion located on a side of the lower housing corresponding to the other end of the pivotal axis in such a manner as to support the upper housing from underneath and having a second distal end to the pivotal axis, wherein the second distal end is nearer to the pivotal axis than the first distal end in such a manner that a corner portion of the upper housing projects beyond the second distal end.