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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2009
Applicant:
Junji Uehara, Inazawa, JP;
Inventor:
Junji Uehara, Inazawa, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming device includes a casing formed with an opening, a pivot member pivotably disposed in the casing so as to be selectively opened and closed, a cover disposed outward of the pivot member, a lock mechanism that maintains a closed state of the pivot member, and a link mechanism. When a first force is applied on the cover to open the cover beyond a predetermined angle, the link mechanism transmits the first force as a second force to the pivot member. The second force is in an opening direction of the pivot member.