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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2012
Kuniaki Araishi, Osaka, JP;
Kuniaki Araishi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a bearing support portion that is provided in a cover member and supports a bearing member and a spring member and a bearing guide portion that is provided in an apparatus main body and has a guide groove that extends in a first direction and in which an outer peripheral portion of the bearing member is fitted when the cover member is in a close position. The bearing support portion has an opening portion extending in the first and second directions and a contact portion, and the bearing member has a convex portion that is formed on one side relative to an outer peripheral surface and is movable within the opening portion in the first and second directions and a regulation lug that is formed on the other side relative to the outer peripheral surface and, when the cover member is in an open position, can come in contact with the contact portion under a biasing force of the spring member.
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