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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2002
Yoshikatsu Kameyama, Gifu-ken, JP;
Takashi Ohama, Iwakura, JP;
Yoshikatsu Kameyama, Gifu-ken, JP;
Takashi Ohama, Iwakura, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, unknown;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an upper body, an image reading device that is mounted in the upper body, a lower body that is placed under the upper body, an image forming device that is mounted in the lower body, a hinge member that connects the upper body and the lower body, at least one groove that is formed on the lower body, at least one link member that is connected to the upper body at one end and connected to the groove at the other end, and at least one elastic member that is connected to the lower body at one end and the link member at the other end. The groove has a first range where a moment to pivot the upper body to the close position is generated.