Patent ID: 7133626

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming portion for forming an image; an openable and closable member for being opened and closed with respect to a main body of said image forming portion; an image reading portion for reading an image, wherein said image reading portion ia provided above said image forming portion, and said openable and closable member is positioned at an upper side of said image forming portion; and a recording material discharge portion to which a recording material is discharged, provided between said image reading portion and said image forming portion, wherein the recording material on which an image is formed in said image forming portion is discharged to said recording material discharge portion, and the recording material discharged to said recording material discharge portion is stacked on said openable and closable member, wherein said image reading portion is movable with respect to said image forming portion, and wherein said openable and closable member is movable toward said image reading portion, and said openable and closable member moves in relation to a movement of said image reading portion.