Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Hajime Sejima

Takashi Tamura

Hirofumi Kuroki

Mikiya Kitagawa

Yoshiaki Tashiro

An image forming apparatus includes a lower unit, an upper unit, and a coupling section. The upper unit is disposed on the lower unit. The coupling section couples the upper unit to the lower unit. The lower unit includes a first vertical plate member. The first vertical plate member is disposed in a rear position in the lower unit along a rear surface of the lower unit. The upper unit includes a second vertical plate member. The second vertical plate member is disposed in a rear position in the upper unit along a rear surface of the upper unit. The coupling section includes a plurality of engagement sections and a mating engagement section that engages with the engagement sections. The engagement sections are arranged along and supported on the second vertical plate member. The mating engagement section is elongated along and supported on the first vertical plate member.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus () includes an image reading portion (), an image forming portion (), an in-body discharge portion (), an information reading portion (), a reading cover (), and an operation portion (). The information reading portion () is stored in a front of the image reading portion () and reads information of a user. The reading cover () covers the information reading portion (). A first area including surfaces of the reading cover () and the operation portion () and a second area including surfaces of the image reading portion (), the image forming portion (), and the in-body discharge portion () are substantially different in outer appearance.

A sheet feed cassette is a sheet feed cassette in which a sheet is stored, the sheet feed cassette being mountable to and detachable from an image forming apparatus, the sheet feed cassette including a mounting portion and a cover. The mounting portion is formed so as to be recessed in a front surface of the sheet feed cassette. One or a plurality of information display members on which information concerning the sheet is described can be inserted to and pulled out from the mounting portion. The cover is capable of opening/closing relative to the mounting portion and has a surface flush with the front surface of the sheet feed cassette in a state where the cover is closed.

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Osaka, Japan

Hajime Sejima