Abstract: A copying apparatus includes a housing in which are arranged an image carrier and an exposure unit both for emitting light to an original placed on the original stand to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier and for emitting light to the image carrier to erase the electrostatic latent image. The exposure unit includes a lamp having light emitting portions and non-light emitting portions which are alternately connected together. A reflector is located around the lamp and directs the light emitted from the lamp toward the original. The reflector has a plurality of openings formed to face the lamp, so that part of the light emitted from the lamp passes through the openings and is directed to the image carrier. The reflector has a plurality of connecting portions facing the non-light-emitting portions and located between adjacent ones of the openings.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus of shell type which is divided into an upper unit and a lower unit, said upper unit being made rockable with respect to the lower unit and slidably provided with a document tale intended to have a document placed thereon. To the document table, there is connected a driving mechanism which is intended to cause the document table to slide with respect to the upper unit. This driving mechanism is provided with a braking mechanism which is intended to cause a braking force to act on the document table at the time when the upper unit is rocked with respect to the lower unit. The braking force of this braking mechanism acts to prevent the document table from being impulsively allowed to fall when the upper unit has been rocked.