Patent ID: 7349131

Claim:
An image forming apparatus configured to receive image data from a plurality of external input means including a facsimile machine and a personal computer and configured to form an image on a sheet of paper based on the image data, comprising: an operation part configured for a user to perform an input/output operation in a front part of a housing formed with a step, the operation part including a display screen; an extended housing provided on the housing such that a top of the extended housing is higher than a location of the operation part, the extended housing including a lower part and an upper part configured to rotate relative to the lower part; and a light emitting part separate from the display screen and configured to indicate an operating state of the image forming apparatus, said light emitting part being located on the upper part, wherein the extended housing includes a first throughhole on the upper part and a second throughhole on the lower part, and a signal cable is connected between the light emitting part and a main substrate located in the housing such that the signal cable passes through the first and second throughholes.