Patent ID: 7843614

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a first unit, the first unit comprising: a first casing having a front end and an outlet, a storing member configured to store a recording medium, a recording part configured to form an image on the recording medium, an ejecting unit configured to eject the recording medium between the first unit and a second unit in a first direction through the outlet, a first feeding unit configured to feed the recording medium from the storing member to the recording part, and a first reversing unit configured to reverse the recording medium upside-down and feed the recording medium again to the recording part, and the second unit disposed above the first unit, the second unit including a second casing, a first reading part configured to move in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second reading part, a second feeding unit configured to feed a document to the second reading part in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a second reversing unit configured to reverse the document upside-down and feed the document again to the second reading part, wherein a length from the front end of the first unit to the outlet is greater than or equal to a maximum length of the recording medium in the first direction capable of being stored in the storing member.