Patent ID: 7909456

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image reading section configured to read an original image; a sheet feeding section configured to feed a sheet of a receiving material; an image forming section configured to form an image on the sheet of the receiving material fed from the sheet feeding section; and a sheet discharging section located below the image reading section and configured to discharge the sheet bearing the image fed from the image forming section, the sheet discharging section including an opening from which the sheet bearing the image is collectable, a discharge point from which the sheet, bearing the image, is discharged by the image forming section, the discharge point being located on an upstream side from the opening relative to a sheet discharging direction, a sheet receiving tray to receive the sheet bearing the image discharged from the discharge point, and a top wall connected to the discharge point and located under the image reading section, the top wall slanting upward in a sheet discharging direction.