An apparatus which is capable of attaching maintenance part that needs replacement accompanying use and includes: storage unit configured to store a prediction equation of a life of the maintenance part in a plurality of patterns in a storage device; reception unit configured to receive, from a user, switching instructions to switch a prediction equation currently being applied to a prediction of a life of the maintenance part to one of a plurality of patterns of a prediction equation stored in the storage unit for the maintenance part; switching unit configured to switch a prediction equation currently being applied to a prediction of a life of the maintenance part to a prediction equation specified by the switching instructions; and presentation unit configured to present identification information on a prediction equation currently being applied to a prediction of a life of the maintenance part to a user.

According to an embodiment, an operation assistance system including an image processing apparatus and a wearable terminal is provided. The image processing apparatus includes: at least one state sensor which detects whether the image processing apparatus is in an action required status; a controller which makes a determination related to the action required status; and a communication interface circuit which performs communication related to the action required status with the wearable terminal. The wearable terminal includes: a terminal communication interface circuit; a terminal image-capturing unit; a terminal display unit; and a terminal controller. The controller or the terminal controller recognizes an image of a user's field of view captured by the terminal image-capturing unit, and determines operation assistance information to be displayed on the terminal display unit and a position of the operation assistance information on a display area of the terminal display unit based on the determination.

A recording apparatus includes a lower unit having a recording section configured to perform recording on a medium, and an upper unit disposed on the lower unit, the upper unit including a reading section configured to read an image of the document, in which the lower unit includes a medium discharge section configured to discharge the medium toward the rear of the apparatus, and a medium receiving section disposed on the apparatus rear side with respect to the medium discharge section, the medium receiving section being configured to receive the medium discharged, and the upper unit is shorter than the lower unit in the apparatus front-rear direction and the upper unit is closer to the apparatus front with respect to the lower unit such that an end portion of the medium receiving section in the medium discharging direction is exposed at the rear of the upper unit.

A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit that performs recording on a medium; a medium discharging section that discharges the medium on which recording has been performed; a medium receiving section that receives the medium discharged by the medium discharging section; a face-down discharge path that guides, to the medium discharge section, the recorded medium with a recorded side thereof facing downward; a document movement path that is provided at an upper part of a housing constituting an outer casing of the recording apparatus and along which a document moves; and a reading unit provided in the document movement path to read the document. The medium receiving section also serves as a support tray that supports the document to be inserted into the document movement path or the document exiting from the document movement path.

A document feeding device 10 of an image forming apparatus 1 includes a housing 14 that houses a document conveyance mechanism 15, and a document set tray 16. An upper cover 12 of the housing 14 is openable and closable with respect to a fixed cover 11, and the document set tray 16 is swingably supported. A closed position of the upper cover 12 with respect to the fixed cover 11 is set to a position overlapping with a movement trajectory M of the document set tray 16 during a swinging operation, and it is possible to open the upper cover 12 in connection with the swinging operation of the document set tray 16.

An image processing apparatus includes a first detection unit that detects occurrence of a maintenance event, a receiving unit that receives a display instruction of a maintenance method corresponding to the maintenance event from a user, a display control unit that displays a first maintenance screen including an image illustrating the maintenance method and an instruction of opening a cover and exposing a portion where the maintenance event occurred and displays a second maintenance screen including an image illustrating the maintenance method and an instruction of opening the cover when occurrence of the maintenance event is not detected.

A recording apparatus includes a lower unit having a recording section configured to perform recording on a medium, and an upper unit disposed on the lower unit, the upper unit including a reading section configured to read an image of the document, in which the lower unit includes a medium discharge section configured to discharge the medium toward the rear of the apparatus, and a medium receiving section disposed on the apparatus rear side with respect to the medium discharge section, the medium receiving section being configured to receive the medium discharged, and the upper unit is shorter than the lower unit in the apparatus front-rear direction and the upper unit is closer to the apparatus front with respect to the lower unit such that an end portion of the medium receiving section in the medium discharging direction is exposed at the rear of the upper unit.

A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit that performs recording on a medium; a medium discharging section that discharges the medium on which recording has been performed; a medium receiving section that receives the medium discharged by the medium discharging section; a face-down discharge path that guides, to the medium discharge section, the recorded medium with a recorded side thereof facing downward; a document movement path that is provided at an upper part of a housing constituting an outer casing of the recording apparatus and along which a document moves; and a reading unit provided in the document movement path to read the document. The medium receiving section also serves as a support tray that supports the document to be inserted into the document movement path or the document exiting from the document movement path.

A printer has: a recording unit having a recorder that makes a record on a medium; and a scanner unit having a reader that reads an original placed on an original table, the scanner unit being disposed on the top of the recording unit. The scanner unit is horizontally shift between a first position at which the recording unit is used and a second position, which is a maintenance position of the recording unit.

A printing apparatus capable of performing jam processing includes a movable platen. For this purpose, once support of a platen supporting member is released, the platen will automatically turn to a predetermined angle.