Patent ID: 8107852

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit including: an image forming part configured to form an image on a recording sheet; a receiving portion disposed above the image forming part and configured to receive a recording sheet on which an image is formed; and first and second contacted portions, the first contacted portion disposed on an opposite side on the image forming part from the second contacted portion; and an image reading unit disposed above the image forming unit and configured to open to expose the receiving portion and configured to close to cover the receiving portion, the image reading unit including: an image reading portion configured to read image information on a document; first and second contacting portions, the first contacting portion disposed on an opposite side of the image reading portion from the second contacting portion, the first and second contacting portions extending downward toward the image forming unit, and being configured to contact the first and second contacted portions, respectively, when the image reading unit is closed; and a first gripping portion having a bottom surface horizontally protruding frontward from the image reading portion, wherein a front end of the bottom surface of the first gripping portion is spaced apart by a distance (L) upward from a front end of the first contacting portion, and wherein the front end of the first contacting portion protrudes frontward more than a rear end of the bottom surface of the first gripping portion, the front end of the first contacting portion being opposite to the front end of the bottom surface of the first gripping portion.