Image forming apparatus

Abstract

The invention relates to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus can support an image reading device at the same time keep better visual cognitive character, sheet take-out character, and sheet discharge character from device side in device that sheet is discharged from front and back in sheet discharged inside device. The device includes a scanner 100, an image recording portion 2 for recording image read from the scanner 100 to sheet, a sheet discharge part 25 configured to discharge the sheet recorded by the image recording portion 2 from a front side to a backside of a main body, a sheet stack part 40 which the sheet is discharged from the sheet discharge part 25 between the scanner 100 and image recording portion 2, and fixing supporters 51, 52 located outside the sheet stack part 40 along a sheet discharge direction, the sheet stack part 10 is located between the image reading part and the image forming part. the fixing supporters 51, 52 form a space between the sheet stack part 40 and the scanner 100. The fixing supporter 51 is smaller than the fixing supporter 52 in the sheet discharge direction.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a facsimile machine, a printer, and a multifunctional machine having at least two or more functions thereof. Background technique [0002] It is well known that the upper surface of the device body is set as a sheet loading section on which recorded sheets are placed, and a scanner of an image reading section is installed above the sheet loading section. of. The advantage of this device is that it occupies a small area when it is installed. [0003] Patent Document 1: Patent No. 3830091 [0004] Patent Document 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-197225 [0005] Patent Document 3: JP-A-2005-167801 [0006] As an image forming device of the internal discharge type, there are those described in Patent Document 1 that are discharged from one side of the device to the other; those described in Patent Documents 2 and 3 that are discharged from the front of...

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[0007] However, in the case of discharging from the front of the device to the rear as described in Patent Documents 2 and 3, when the scanning direction of the exposure optical system of the scanner is arranged in the left-right direction perpendicular to the paper discharge direction, the fixation of the exposure optical system If the position is located in one direction of the image reading part, it is possible to add a load to the side of the fixed position of the exposure optical system, thereby affecting the reading

[0008] In addition, when the fixed support unit is supported on three sides as described in the above-mentioned prior art, it is necessary to arrange the discharged sheets so that they do not collide with the support unit, which increases the size of the device.

[0009] Furthermore, when the supporting parts are provided on both sides in the paper discharge direction, the visibility from the side of the device will be deteriorated, and the paper removal performance will also be deteriorated.

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