Processing device and image forming apparatus

Abstract

An image forming apparatus ( 10 ) includes an apparatus main body ( 20 ), a first processing unit ( 30 ) and a second processing unit ( 40 ). The apparatus main body ( 20 ) performs an image forming process onto a paper sheet. The first processing unit ( 30 ) and the second processing unit ( 40 ) are disposed in vertical direction ( 91 ) such that one is located on an upside of the other on a same side face's side of the apparatus main body 20 . The second processing unit ( 40 ) is disposed on the upside of the first processing unit ( 30 ), and is configured in such a manner as to be capable of being slidingly moved in an approaching-leaving direction ( 92 ) in relation to the apparatus main body ( 20 ).

1 . A processing device comprising a first processing unit and a second processing unit that are disposed in vertical direction such that one is located on an upside of the other on a same side face's side of an apparatus main body performing an image forming process onto a paper sheet, wherein
 the second processing unit is disposed on the upside of the first processing unit, and is configured in such a manner as to be capable of being slidingly moved in an approaching-leaving direction in relation to the apparatus main body.   
     
     
         2 . The processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second processing unit is configured in such a manner as to be capable of being slidingly moved in the approaching-leaving direction while being supported by a top face of the first processing unit. 
     
     
         3 . The processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein dimensional values of the second processing unit are not greater than dimensional values of the first processing unit in the approaching-leaving direction and in a depth direction that is perpendicular to the approaching-leaving direction and the vertical direction, respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The processing device according to  claim 3 , wherein the second processing unit does not jut out of the first processing unit in plane view when the apparatus main body is in an operational state. 
     
     
         5 . The processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first processing unit has on a top face thereof an opening section permitting the passage of image forming process related members; and   the opening section is exposed to outside in a state where the second processing unit is disposed at a predetermined separate position that is away from the apparatus main body.   
     
     
         6 . The processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second processing unit is lighter than the first processing unit. 
     
     
         7 . The processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second processing unit includes:
 a second processing unit main body; and   a paper receiving tray disposed on a side face of the second processing unit main body that is on a side opposite to the apparatus main body's side, the paper receiving tray being supported by the second processing unit main body in such a manner as to be rotatable within a predetermined range around a shaft member extending in a depth direction that is perpendicular to the approaching-leaving direction and the vertical direction.   
     
     
         8 . The processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first processing unit is a paper feeder for containing the paper sheets to supply to the apparatus main body. 
     
     
         9 . The processing device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second processing unit is a post-processor applying a post-processing to paper sheets that have undergone the image forming process in the apparatus main body. 
     
     
         10 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
 an apparatus main body performing an image forming process onto a paper sheet; and   a first processing unit and a second processing unit that are disposed in vertical direction such that one is located on an upside of the other on a same side face's side of the apparatus main body, wherein   the second processing unit is disposed on the upside of the first processing unit, and is configured in such a manner as to be capable of being slidingly moved in an approaching-leaving direction in relation to the apparatus main body.   
     
     
         11 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the second processing unit is configured in such a manner as to be capable of being slidingly moved in the approaching-leaving direction while being supported by a top face of the first processing unit. 
     
     
         12 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein dimensional values of the second processing unit are not greater than dimensional values of the first processing unit in the approaching-leaving direction and in a depth direction that is perpendicular to the approaching-leaving direction and the vertical direction, respectively. 
     
     
         13 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the second processing unit does not jut out of the first processing unit in plane view when the apparatus main body is in an operational state. 
     
     
         14 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the first processing unit has on a top face thereof an opening section permitting the passage of image forming process related members; and   the opening section is exposed to outside in a state where the second processing unit is disposed at a predetermined separate position that is away from the apparatus main body.   
     
     
         15 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the second processing unit is lighter than the first processing unit. 
     
     
         16 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the second processing unit includes:
 a second processing unit main body; and   a paper receiving tray disposed on a side face of the second processing unit main body that is on a side opposite to the apparatus main body's side, the paper receiving tray being supported by the second processing unit main body in such a manner as to be rotatable within a predetermined range around a shaft member extending in a depth direction that is perpendicular to the approaching-leaving direction and the vertical direction.   
     
     
         17 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the first processing unit is a paper feeder for containing the paper sheets to supply to the apparatus main body. 
     
     
         18 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the second processing unit is a post-processor applying a post-processing to paper sheets that have undergone the image forming process in the apparatus main body.