Patent ID: 7528999

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image reading device having (i) an original loading member on which an original is loaded and (ii) an image reading component, which is movable in a lateral moving direction, for scanning the loaded original to read image information; a recording material conveying component, which is disposed below the image reading device and conveys a recording material through the image forming apparatus in a direction substantially orthogonal to the lateral direction; image forming means for forming an image on the recording material during the conveyance of the recording material; and an electrical board, which is arranged in a space below the image reading device and adjacent to the recording material conveying component in the lateral direction, for controlling operation of the image forming apparatus, wherein (i) a length of the original loading member in the lateral direction is greater than a width of the original loading member and (ii) a length of the image reading device in the lateral direction is greater than a width of the image reading device.