Image forming apparatus with image reading unit including contact glass

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image reading unit for reading the image information of a document;
• and
• an image forming unit arranged below the image reading unit for performing a specified image forming process based on the image information read by the image reading unit,
• wherein the image reading unit includes:
• a contact glass on which a document to have image information read therefrom is to be placed;
• an image reading unit main body on which the contact glass is mounted;
• a document pressing member openable and closable to press a document placed on the contact glass;
• and
• an optical member for optically scanning a document surface of the document placed on the contact glass to read as a document image,
• wherein the image reading unit main body includes a top panel formed with an opening covered by the contact glass and the outer surface of the top panel is in a dark color and the interior of the image reading unit main body that can be seen through the contact glass is in a dark color.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image reading unit for reading the image information of a document;
• and
• an image forming unit arranged below the image reading unit for performing a specified image forming process based on the image information read by the image reading unit,
• wherein the image reading unit includes:
• a contact glass on which a document to have image information read therefrom is to be placed;
• an image reading unit main body on which the contact glass is mounted;
• a document pressing member openable and closable to press a document placed on the contact glass;
• and
• an optical member for optically scanning a document surface of the document placed on the contact glass to read as a document image,
• wherein the image reading unit main body includes a top panel formed with an opening covered by the contact glass and the outer surface of the top panel is in a dark color and the lightness of the color of the top panel is 2 or lower in the Munsell value of the Munsell chart (JIS).

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• an image reading unit for reading the image information of a document;
• and
• an image forming unit arranged below the image reading unit for performing a specified image forming process based on the image information read by the image reading unit,
• wherein the image reading unit includes:
• a contact glass on which a document to have image information read therefrom is to be placed;
• an image reading unit main body on which the contact glass is mounted the image reading unit main body including a top panel formed with an opening covered by the contact glass and an outer surface of the top panel being a dark color;
• a document pressing member openable and closable to press a document placed on the contact glass;
• an optical member for optically scanning a document surface of the document placed on the contact glass to read as a document image;
• and
• a sheet discharging unit, to which a sheet having the image forming process performed thereto is discharged, wherein the sheet discharging unit is in a dark color, and a strip-shaped light color zone in a light color is formed on a peripheral edge of the sheet discharging unit.

An image reading apparatus for reading image information of a document, comprising:

• a contact glass on which a document to have image information read therefrom is to be placed;
• a main body on which the contact glass is mounted;
• a document pressing member openable and closable to press a document placed on the contact glass;
• and
• an optical member for optically scanning a document surface of the document placed on the contact glass to read as a document image,
• wherein the main body includes a top panel formed with an opening covered by the contact glass and the outer surface of the top panel is in a dark color and the outer surface of the top panel is pearskin-finished.

An image reading apparatus for reading image information of a document, comprising:

• a contact glass on which a document to have image information read therefrom is to be placed;
• a main body on which the contact glass is mounted;
• a document pressing member openable and closable to press a document placed on the contact glass;
• and
• an optical member for optically scanning a document surface of the document placed on the contact glass to read as a document image,
• wherein the main body includes a top panel formed with an opening covered by the contact glass and the outer surface of the top panel is in a dark color and the interior of the image reading unit main body that can be seen through the contact glass is in a dark color.

An image reading apparatus for reading image information of a document, comprising:

• a contact glass on which a document to have image information read therefrom is to be placed;
• a main body on which the contact glass is mounted;
• a document pressing member openable and closable to press a document placed on the contact glass;
• and
• an optical member for optically scanning a document surface of the document placed on the contact glass to read as a document image,
• wherein the main body includes a top panel formed with an opening covered by the contact glass and the outer surface of the top panel is in a dark color and the lightness of the color of the top panel is 2 or lower in the Munsell value of the Munsell chart (JIS).