JP2005199688A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (14)

An image forming unit for forming an image on recording paper ;
Provided on the upper portion of the image forming unit, and the discharge unit for stacking the recording sheet on which an image has been formed by the image forming section,
Provided on the upper portion of the discharge unit, an image reading section for reading an image of a document
With
The sheet discharge unit, the image forming apparatus characterized by having an openable cover sheet discharge portion. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper discharge unit includes a paper discharge tray, and the paper discharge tray includes the cover in part. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the paper discharge unit reverses the recording paper on which the image is recorded and conveys the recording paper to the paper discharge tray. The image forming unit the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a printing unit for printing on recording paper by performing the ink jet process using inks. The cover, the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a door-like cover that is opened and closed by rotational operation. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the cover has two cover opposite, the image forming apparatus, characterized in that said two cover can double doors in the direction away from each other. The cover, the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a cover which is opened and closed by sliding operation. The cover includes a door-like cover that is opened and closed by rotational operation, the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it consists of a cover that is opened and closed by sliding operation. The cover includes two doors that are rotatably connected at an intermediate fulcrum, and a rotation fulcrum that rotatably supports one of the doors on the bottom of the paper discharge unit. imaging door according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the intermediate fulcrum folded state folding medium in the supporting point is a cover that is opened by a fulcrum the pivot point apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9 ,
Include another cover in addition to the openable cover openably in addition to the sheet discharge portion, the other cover has an interlock switch, the at the time of the other cover opened opening of the openable cover restrictions an image forming apparatus characterized in that it is. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
An image forming apparatus comprising the illumination to illuminate the recording paper transportation path in the vicinity the image forming unit when the to illumination provided near the image forming portion, and opening the cover.   12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a mirror is disposed at a position in the vicinity of the image forming portion that is visible from an opening formed when the cover is opened. A featured image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
A transparent portion at a position corresponding to an openable / closable cover of the paper discharge portion at the bottom of the image reading device;
2. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the openable / closable cover is opened, a downstream side of the image forming unit can be seen through the transparent unit in a recording sheet conveyance direction. 14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein a shutter having a size covering all of the transparent portion is provided so as to be openable and closable.