Patent ID: 7463860

Claim:
An image-forming apparatus comprising: a body casing having on upper surface thereof a paper ejection tray on which a sheet of paper ejected after formation of an image is stacked, the paper being ejected in a downstream direction; a side cover attached to a side surface of the body casing on the downstream side in the direction of ejection of the sheet of paper so as to cover the side surface of the body casing, said side cover configured to open and close; and an extension tray being attached to an upper portion of the side cover, and the extension tray capable of extending to the downstream side in the direction of ejection of the sheet of paper with respect to the paper ejection tray so as to support an end portion of the sheet of paper, wherein the extension tray is capable of rotating on a rotation shaft provided near an end portion of upper surface of the side cover on a downstream side in a direction of ejection of the sheet of paper, wherein the extension tray is operable to be displaced to at least two positions, wherein a document reading portion reading an image on a document is put on the body casing in a condition that a gap is formed between the document reading portion and the upper surface of the paper ejection tray, wherein the body casing stores a process cartridge having an image carrier, wherein the side cover is formed so that an upper end side of the side cover can be opened/closed around a shaft provided on a lower end side of the side cover, and wherein the process cartridge can be attached/detached through an opening portion which is formed by opening the side cover.