Image reading device with regulating members maintaining internal cable separation during open and closed position

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet;
• an image reading device configured to read an image on a document, wherein the image reading device is movable between a first position and a second position spaced farther apart from the image forming device than the first position;
• a shaft, wherein the image reading device is movable between the first position and the second position by rotating about the shaft;
• first and second cables each configured to connect the image reading device and the image forming device;
• a first regulating member configured to regulate a position of the first cable;
• and
• a second regulating member configured to regulate a position of the second cable,
• wherein the first regulating member regulates the movement of the first cable toward the second cable, in a case where the image forming device is at the first position and the first cable is bending in opposite direction to the second cable,
• wherein the second regulating member regulates the movement of the second cable toward the first cable, in a case where the image forming device is at the first position and the second cable is bending in opposite direction to the first cable,
• wherein the second regulating member is provided between the first regulating member and the shaft with respect to a direction crossing to an axis of the shaft;
• and
• wherein the first regulating member and the second regulating member move in synchronization with the movement of the image reading device from the second position to the first position, to respectively press the first cable and the second cable and bend the first and the second cables in a direction away from each other.