Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a lower unit having a recording section that performs recording onto a medium;
• and
• an upper unit having a document tray on which a document is placed and a reading means that reads an image in a document placed on the document tray, the upper unit being disposed above the lower unit, wherein
• the upper unit is configured such that an apparatus depth direction is a main scan direction for reading an image in the document and an apparatus width direction is a sub-scan direction for reading an image in the document,
• the lower unit includes support sections that stand upward on both ends in the apparatus width direction to support both ends of the upper unit in a long side direction, and
• the document tray included in the upper unit is made of a rigid member and part of the document tray is located above the support sections.