Patent ID: 7605956

Claim:
A multi-function machine having a printer unit to print data onto a sheet of paper, a scanner unit to read data from a document, and a jam removing apparatus, the jam removing apparatus comprising: a first case disposed with respect to the printer unit to form a portion of a paper supply path of the printer unit and having a portion of component parts of the scanner unit therein; a second case disposed with respect to the first case to form a portion of a document supply path of the scanner unit together with the first case and having a remaining portion of the component parts of the scanner unit therein; and a first moving unit to separate the first and second cases apart from the printer unit so as to remove a jammed of sheet of paper when the sheet of paper is jammed in the printer unit; wherein the first case comprises a paper guide surface guiding the sheet of paper from a paper pickup roller to a paper feed roller to form the portion of the paper supply path, and a first document guide surface guiding the document conveyed by the scanner unit; and the second case comprises a second document guide surface guiding the document from a document pickup roller to a document discharge roller to form the portion of the document supply path in cooperation with the first document guide surface.