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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yosuke Sugiyama, Gifu, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, which includes a main frame having an opening, a cover rotatable between an opened position where the cover uncovers the opening and a closed position where the cover closes the opening, a holder rotatably supported by the cover and having a recess, and an exposure unit having a plurality of light emitting elements and a supporting wall, and held by the holder, the supporting wall having a first engaging portion which engages with the recess of the holder when the cover is located at the opened position, and which disengages from the recess of the holder when the cover is located at the closed position.