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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1998
Tsuneo Yasui, Nagoya, JP;
Hakudai Kondo, Nagoya, JP;
Akira Sago, Seto, JP;
Kazuhiko Matsuda, Kounan, JP;
Masashi Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device provided with a main cover,that is capable of freely opening and closing and that covers an internally provided recording medium feed mechanism and the area scanned by the recording head during recording operations; and a maintenance cover,that is provided separately from the main cover in order to cover the maintenance mechanism and that is capable of freely opening and closing. Being provided separately from the main cover, the maintenance cover can be constructed relatively small and is, therefore, easy to open and close when replacing the maintenance paper. In addition, by only opening the maintenance cover while the recording head is positioned in the scanning area, the temperature of the recording head is not lowered.