Patent ID: 7379218

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an image forming apparatus; and a scanner removably mounted on said image forming apparatus, said scanner including a reading element, a motor, and a roller driven by said motor, wherein said motor drives said roller to transport a sheet with said scanner mounted on said image forming apparatus, and said scanner moves via said roller driven by said motor and said scanner reads an original guided by said roller driven by said motor with said scanner detached from said image forming apparatus; and a first sheet transporting path is formed substantially vertically to guide a sheet downward on said first sheet transporting path, and said reading element reads said sheet with said scanner mounted on said image forming apparatus; and said image forming apparatus includes a second sheet transporting path extending substantially vertically to guide a sheet downward on said second sheet transporting path; and said image forming apparatus performs an image forming process for a sheet traveling along said second sheet transporting path; and said first sheet transporting path and said second sheet transporting path are arranged adjacent each other.