Patent ID: 7712891

Claim:
An image-forming device comprising: a lower frame; a recording unit that is disposed in the lower frame and that forms an image on a recording medium; an upper frame capable of pivoting open and closed with respect to the lower frame about an axis extending in a first direction; a scanning unit that is disposed in the upper frame and scans an original document while reciprocally moving in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a control board having one side extending in the first direction, the control board being disposed in the lower frame; a flexible flat cable having a predetermined width, the flexible flat cable including a first end connected to the scanning unit and a second end connected to the control board, a width direction along the entire flexible flat cable, from the scanning unit disposed in the upper frame to the control board disposed in the lower frame, being substantially parallel to the axis; a medium holding unit that is disposed in the bottom of the lower frame and holds a recording medium; a conveying mechanism that is disposed in the lower frame and conveys the recording medium along a conveying path; a recording unit that is disposed in the lower frame and forms an image on the recording medium conveyed by the conveying mechanism; a cover that is detachably mounted on the lower frame, wherein: a part of the conveying path is shaped as a sideways U letter; and the part of the conveying path is exposed when the cover is removed from the lower frame; and a waste ink accumulating member mounted on the cover, the waste ink accumulating member storing waste ink.