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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yosuke Aoi, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a first opening and a second opening. The first and second openings each extend between an interior of the casing and an exterior of the casing. A cover has a close position in which the cover covers the first opening and the second opening, and an open position in which cover does not cover the first opening and the second opening. A shutter has a shielding position in which the shutter covers the second opening, and a retracted position. The shutter is operably connected to the cover so as to move between the shielding position and the retracted position in response to movement of the cover. A protrusion extends from the cover, and the protrusion extends through the second opening when the cover is in the close position and the shutter is in the retracted position.