| CPC G03G 15/6552 (2013.01) [G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00421 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00911 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a roller pair configured to convey the sheet on which the image is formed, and discharge at least a part of the sheet to the outside of the image forming apparatus;
an upper guide unit fixed to the image forming apparatus and configured to guide an upper surface of the sheet discharged by the roller pair;
a stack unit provided at a position recessed from an upper exterior unit of the image forming apparatus, the discharged sheet being stacked on the stack unit; and
an operation unit including a display unit configured to display information regarding image forming processing, the operation unit being attached to the upper exterior unit of the image forming apparatus, the operation unit being configured to operate the image forming apparatus,
wherein the upper guide unit extends, along a discharge direction of the sheet discharged by the roller pair, more to a downstream side in the discharge direction than the roller pair,
wherein the operation unit and the upper guide unit each have a portion overlapping with each other when viewed in a vertical direction, and
wherein, when viewed in an axial direction of the roller pair, the operation unit and the upper guide unit are arranged at positions through which a straight line that is orthogonal to a plane passing through axes of rollers of the roller pair and that passes through a nip portion of the roller pair passes.
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