Multifunction Apparatus

A multifunction apparatus configured to perform an image forming process where an image is formed on a recording medium and an image reading process where an image of a document is read, the multifunction apparatus comprising:

• a main unit including:
• an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium;
• and
• a control circuit board configured to control the image forming unit and to perform controls for forming the image on the recording medium;
• an openable unit including:
• a document tray on which a document is placed;
• a feeder configured to feed the document placed on the document tray along a feed path;
• and
• a reading portion disposed facing the feed path and configured to read an image of the document passing through the feed path;
• a hinge member disposed on both a rear side of the main unit and a rear side of the openable unit, the hinge member connecting the main unit and the openable unit such that the openable unit is pivotable around a rotation axis relative to the main unit;
• and
• a flexible flat cable configured to transmit an output signal of the reading portion to the control circuit board,
• wherein the control circuit board is disposed generally parallel and closer to a first side surface of the main unit than to a second side surface of the main unit opposite the first side surface, wherein the first and second side surfaces are perpendicularly adjacent to the rear side of the main unit,
• wherein the reading portion is disposed closer to the first side surface of the main unit than to the second side surface of the main unit, and
• wherein, when viewed from the rear side of the main unit, the flexible flat cable extends vertically straightly between the openable unit and the main unit, and a first distance between the flexible flat cable and a flat surface is less than a second distance between the hinge member and the flat surface, wherein the flat surface extends along and parallel to the control circuit board.