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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2007
Woo-chul Jung, Youngin-si, KR;
Jin-kyu Yang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sang-woon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Eun-sang Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Woo-chul Jung, Youngin-si, KR;
Jin-kyu Yang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sang-woon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Eun-sang Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body unit which has an image forming unit; a door unit which couples with the main body unit to open and close the main body unit, and has a projection at one side thereof; a mid-transfer unit which couples with the door unit; a coupling knob which is provided in the main body unit and rotates in cooperation with pressure of the projection when the door unit is closed; and a coupling apparatus which is provided in the main body and transmits a driving force from the main body unit to the mid-transfer unit in cooperation with the rotation of the coupling knob.