Patent ID: 7773267

Claim:
A printing apparatus having a scanner function, comprising: a printing unit to print an image on a recording medium, the printing unit comprising a process cartridge including a photosensitive body, a charge device, and a developing device; a scanning unit to read image information from a document sheet, and pivotally installed at an upper side of the printing unit; and an upper cover to cover the upper side of the printing unit, the upper cover pivotable together with the scanning unit to open the upper side of the printing unit to allow the process cartridge to be mounted to and dismounted from the printing unit, wherein a lower surface of the scanning unit is spaced upward a predetermined distance from the upper cover and a space between a lower surface of the scanning unit and an upper surface of the upper cover forms a discharged-medium stacking portion at which the recording medium discharged from the printing unit is stacked, and wherein the printing unit discharges the recording medium from a first end of the upper cover to a second end of the upper cover, and the second end is disposed at a higher elevation than the first end when the scanning unit and the upper cover are pivoted to open the upper side of the printing unit, and wherein the scanning unit is pivotally installed such that the upper cover that covers the upper side of the printing unit is pivotable together with the lower surface of the scanning unit.