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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Sung Kyun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Myoung Sub Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Gi Cheol Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a power interrupting structure and a cover opening and closing structure. The image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a first cover and a second cover to open and close the apparatus body, a switch configured to be turned on/off according to an opening and closing operation of the first cover, and a safety device, operatively connected to the second cover, to selectively restrict the switch from being turned on by the first cover.