Patent ID: 7957666
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a casing including an image forming section for forming an image on a recording medium, an ejecting section which is provided above the image forming section and to which the recording medium formed with the image at the image forming section is ejected, an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section and configured to read image information from a document, and an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section configured to operate at least either the image forming section or the image scanning section, wherein the operating section includes a display section displaying an operating situation of at least either the image forming section or the image scanning section, wherein a side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface, the casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other, the inclined surface includes a first end connected to the generally vertical surface of the casing and a second end connected to the generally horizontal surface of the casing, the inclined surface has a constant inclination angle relative to the generally horizontal surface from the first end to the second end, the ejecting port is formed in a plane of the inclined surface, and the operating section is inclined along a direction approaching a horizontal surface than the inclined surface under the ejecting port on the inclined surface, and the operating section includes an upper end connected to the inclined surface and a lower end on the opposite side of the upper end.