Patent ID: 6522862
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a sheet supporter adapted to hold a sheet on which an image is to be formed; an image former disposed above said sheet supporter for forming an image on a sheet; a document reader disposed above said image former and having a document placing table on which a document is placed, wherein said document reader scans image information of the document; an automatic document feeder disposed above said document reader for feeding a document to said document reader, wherein said automatic document feeder is displaceable so as to allow placement of the document on said document placing table of said document reader; a sheet discharging section on which a sheet with an image formed thereon by said image former is discharged and stacked, said sheet discharging section disposed above said automatic document feeder; and a transferring section for moving a sheet with an image formed thereon by said image former to said sheet discharging section, wherein said sheet discharging section is capable of moving upward so as to allow said automatic document feeder to be displaced when a document is placed on said document placing table.