| US 7,538,906 B2 | ||
| Image forming apparatus | ||
| Mitsuharu Hattori, Nagoya (Japan); and Shota Iijima, Nagoya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 04, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/71,807. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-063213 (JP), filed on Mar. 05, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0195449 A1, Sep. 08, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 32/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.3 [347/214] | 10 Claims |
| 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a reading mechanism having an original placement portion on which an original document is placed for reading an image of the
original document;
a recording mechanism having a medium supply tray on which a recording medium is set, the recording mechanism being disposed
in such a manner that a longitudinal direction of the medium supply tray is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal
direction of the original placement portion;
an angular casing that houses the reading mechanism and the recording mechanism while stacking the reading mechanism on the
recording mechanism; and
a cartridge holder that houses an ink cartridge and is disposed in a space located at a corner position of the casing below
the reading mechanism and surrounded by a circumferential wall of the casing and a side wall of the medium supply tray.
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