Abstract: A sheet medium processing apparatus includes a guiding passage connected to a passage branch section which can branch a part of a medium passage directed to a discharge tray section positioned on an image forming apparatus side when a sheet medium is output from the image forming apparatus, and a discharge tray for holding the sheet medium fed through the guiding passage. The discharge tray is positioned lower than the discharge tray section, and at least parts of the passage branch section and the guiding passage section are covered with the discharge tray section.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to this invention has an apparatus body containing an image forming part, an opening/closing member attached to be openable/closable about an opening/closing shaft via a hinge with respect to an upper surface of the apparatus body, a detecting part that detects an opening/closing state of the opening/closing member, a scanner part arranged in an upper part of the apparatus body and arranged to be slidable horizontally, and a driving part that slides the scanner part in accordance with the opening/closing state of the opening/closing member from the detecting part.

Abstract: In an embodiment of an image forming apparatus of the invention, a sheet medium holding device has a specified area, and includes a first and a second trays to hold a sheet medium, and the first and the second trays are positioned within a range of an installation area of a housing and the area of the sheet medium holding device, and accordingly, the first and the second trays can be switched based on the kind of image data from which an image forming unit forms a developer image.

Abstract: A closing auxiliary device includes an automatic sheet feeder, a closing auxiliary handle, and a magnet and a metal portion. The automatic sheet feeder is provided in the apparatus main body while being openable and closable by a hinge unit. The closing auxiliary handle is rotatably provided in one side portion of the automatic sheet feeder. The magnet and the metal portion fix the closing auxiliary handle and the automatic sheet feeder. When the automatic sheet feeder is opened to form a predetermined angle between the automatic sheet feeder and the apparatus main body, the closing auxiliary handle is released from the automatic sheet feeder to which the closing auxiliary handle is fixed by the magnet and the metal portion. A projection portion and a rotation control portion are provided in the closing auxiliary handle.

Abstract: An automatic document feeder includes a setting section on which a document is set, a feeding device which feeds the document set on the setting section to an image reading section, a plurality of projecting indicating sections which indicate respective setting positions for the document to be set on the setting section, a document guide which is provided on the setting section to be movable in a direction perpendicular to a direction of feeding the document, and guides the document when the document is fed, and a positioning projecting portion which is provided on the document guide, and to be opposed to a desired indicating section among the plurality of indicating sections by moving the document guide, to position the document guide to the desired indicating section.