Patent ID: 8849145
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a stack surface on which recording materials having images are stacked, the stack surface being provided on an upper surface of an apparatus body; and a movable unit having a flat plate shape and provided on the upper surface of the apparatus body and above the stack surface, the movable unit having a display surface configured to display information, wherein at least a portion of the movable unit overlaps with the stack surface, as viewed in a vertical direction, wherein the movable unit is movable between a first position, where the display surface is disposed along the upper surface of the apparatus body and a second position, where an angle formed by the display surface with respect to the vertical direction is smaller than when the display surface is disposed at the first position, and wherein a distance between a lower edge of the portion of the movable unit and the stack surface in the vertical direction is longer when the movable unit is disposed at the second position than when the movable unit is disposed at the first position.