Image forming device and image reading device having a flexible portion for avoiding cable damage

An image forming device comprising:

• an image reading device;
• a document feeding device provided above the image reading device;
• and
• a cable,
• wherein:
• a cylindrical member including a through hole is attached to the document feeding device,
• the image reading device includes an insertion hole extending in a vertical direction, such that the cylindrical member is allowed to be inserted into the insertion hole,
• the document feeding device is movable in the vertical direction, relative to the image reading device, by having the cylindrical member move in the vertical direction along the insertion hole,
• a lower end portion of the insertion hole has an inclined surface extending away from the cylindrical member in a downward direction,
• the cable is wired along a bottom surface of the image reading device from inside the document feeding device through the through hole, and
• when the document feeding device moves upward relative to the image reading device, the cylindrical member and the cable are pulled upward along the through hole, and the cable moves, and is wired, along the inclined surface, and
• the bottom surface of the image reading device is provided with a lock that locks the cable wired along the bottom surface.

An image reading device attached to a document feeding device, the image reading device comprising:

• an insertion hole extending in a vertical direction, such that a cylindrical member including a through hole is allowed to be inserted into the insertion hole,
• wherein:
• the document feeding device is attachable movably in the vertical direction along the insertion hole,
• a lower end portion of the insertion hole has an inclined surface inclining away from the cylindrical member in a downward direction,
• when the document feeding device moves upward relative to the image reading device, a cable, wired along a bottom surface of the image reading device from inside the cylindrical member and the document feeding device through the through hole, is pulled upward along the through hole, moves, and is wired, along the inclined surface, and
• the inclined surface is further inclined from an outer side to an inner side of the image reading device in the downward direction.