Compact image forming apparatus with vertical arrangement

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a sheet supporter adapted to hold a sheet on which an image is to be formed;
• an image former disposed above said sheet supporter for forming an image on a sheet;
• a document reader disposed above said image former and having a document placing table on which a document is placed, wherein said document reader scans image information of the document;
• an automatic document feeder disposed above said document reader for feeding a document to said document reader, wherein said automatic document feeder is displaceable so as to allow placement of the document on said document placing table of said document reader;
• a sheet discharging section on which a sheet with an image formed thereon by said image former is discharged and stacked, said sheet discharging section disposed above said automatic document feeder;
• and
• a transferring section for moving a sheet with an image formed thereon by said image former to said sheet discharging section,
• wherein said sheet discharging section is capable of moving upward so as to allow said automatic document feeder to be displaced when a document is placed on said document placing table.