Patent ID: 7156569

Claim:
A wall-mounting image processing apparatus comprising a machine housing mounted on a substantially vertical wall surface, and an image reading/writing head disposed in the machine housing, the image reading/writing head including: a substrate having one surface on which a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged in a row; a head case mounted on said one surface of the substrate to surround the plurality of light receiving elements; a transparent cover mounted to the head case and spaced from the substrate in facing relation thereto, a document being transferred in contact with the cover; a light source disposed in the head case for illuminating the document; a plurality of lenses arranged in the head case for forming, on the plurality of light receiving elements, an image of the document illuminated by the light source; and a plurality of printing elements mounted on the substrate in a row extending in the same direction as the row of light receiving elements; wherein part of said one surface of the substrate forms an excess surface projecting laterally from the head case, and wherein the printing elements are arranged on the excess surface.