Patent ID: 7302204

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a scanner unit configured to scan an image; a printer unit disposed below the scanner unit and configured to form an image on a recording medium; an operation panel disposed above the printer unit and adjacent a front side of the image forming apparatus, the operation panel being configured to receive a command by which the image forming apparatus is operated; a sheet discharge section disposed between the scanner unit and the printer unit, the sheet discharge section being configured to receive the recording medium including the image; and a casing disposed adjacent a side end of the printer unit, the casing being arranged to support the operation panel within a back and forth width direction of the casing; wherein a front side of the scanner unit is off set from a front side of the printer unit, and the scanner unit is supported by a side wall of the printer unit and forms an opening to the sheet discharge section that is open in at least two directions.