Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a main body of the image forming apparatus; a component of the image forming apparatus attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus; a medium re-feeding path formed in the main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein a medium is turned over while being conveyed through the medium re-feeding path for a double-sided printing; and a guide provided at the component, the guide being adjacent to the medium re-feeding path and configured to guide the medium along the medium re-feeding path.

Abstract: A medium carrying mechanism includes a carrying roller that carries a medium, two correction rollers for medium correction that face the carrying roller and that are positioned along a medium carrying direction, a bracket that includes a rotation shaft and that supports the correction rollers, a supporting member that supports the rotation shaft, and a bias member that biases the rotation shaft toward the carrying roller.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus reads an image of a document. An image reading section reads an image of a document. A scanning mechanism causes the image reading section to move relative to the document when the document is at rest. When the image reading section is at rest, a document feeding mechanism causes the document to move relative to the image reading section. A shutter moves to a first position where the shutter opens, allowing the image reading section to read the image of the document when the document moves relative to the image reading section at rest. The shutter moves to a second position where the shutter closes, allowing the image reading section to read the image of the document when the image reading section moves relative to the document at rest.

Abstract: A medium carrying mechanism includes a carrying roller that carries a medium, two correction rollers for medium correction that face the carrying roller and that are positioned along a medium carrying direction, a bracket that includes a rotation shaft and that supports the correction rollers, a supporting member that supports the rotation shaft, and a bias member that biases the rotation shaft toward the carrying roller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a main body of the image forming apparatus; a component of the image forming apparatus attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus; a medium re-feeding path formed in the main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein a medium is turned over while being conveyed through the medium re-feeding path for a double-sided printing; and a guide provided at the component, the guide being adjacent to the medium re-feeding path and configured to guide the medium along the medium re-feeding path.

Abstract: A medium transportation apparatus is provided with a medium placing unit having a placing surface for placing a medium. The medium placing unit includes a first flat surface portion and a second flat surface portion on the placing surface. The second flat surface portion is formed on an upstream side with respect to the first flat surface portion in a medium transportation direction. The first flat surface portion and the second flat surface portion are situated on different planes.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus reads an image of a document. An image reading section reads an image of a document. A scanning mechanism causes the image reading section to move relative to the document when the document is at rest. When the image reading section is at rest, a document feeding mechanism causes the document to move relative to the image reading section. A shutter moves to a first position where the shutter opens, allowing the image reading section to read the image of the document when the document moves relative to the image reading section at rest. The shutter moves to a second position where the shutter closes, allowing the image reading section to read the image of the document when the image reading section moves relative to the document at rest.