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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Atsuhiro Wakimoto, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cover opening/closing mechanism includes an opening/closing cover, a moving member, a first biasing member, a gear, and a damper. The opening/closing cover is pivotable about a rotary shaft. The moving member, as the opening/closing cover is opened and closed, reciprocates, while in contact with the opening/closing cover, in a first positive direction and a first negative direction. The first biasing member biases in the first positive direction the moving member that moves in the first negative direction as the opening/closing cover is rotated in the closing direction. The gear is coupled with the opening/closing cover. The damper generates a load according to the rotation speed of the gear.