Patent ID: 8711406

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a main chassis configured to accommodate an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording sheet; an image reader unit arranged in an upper position with respect to the main chassis and configured to read an image formed on a sheet; a cover unit arranged in an upper position with respect to the image reader unit and configured to cover the image reader unit; a first movable assembly configured to rotatably support the cover unit to be rotatable with respect to the image reader unit; and a second movable assembly configured to rotatably support the image reader unit to be rotatable with respect to the main chassis about a rotational axis, wherein the first movable assembly includes: a support member configured to support the cover unit to be vertically movable with respect to the image reader unit, and a frame arranged to protrude to an exterior of the image reader unit in a direction orthogonal to a vertical direction and an axial direction of the rotational axis, and configured to accommodate the support member therein; wherein the first movable assembly includes a lower end situated below a lower end of the image reader unit; and wherein the second movable assembly is arranged immediately below the frame of the first movable assembly in both the vertical direction and the axial direction of the rotational axis.