Patent ID: 11878538
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  H

Claim 5:
6. A cover opening and closing device comprising:
a cover section configured to cover an opening of a main body section;
a rotary shaft which connects the cover section to the main body section in a manner that the cover section is pivotal between a first position and a second position;
a plurality of locking sections configured to lock the cover section in the first position; and
an urging section configured to urge the cover section in a direction toward the second position, wherein
a center of gravity of the cover section is positioned farther outside the main body section than the rotary shaft,
the first position is a position in which the cover section covers the opening,
the second position is a position in which the cover section does not cover the opening,
the cover section includes a projection,
the urging section includes a spring which urges the projection in the direction toward the second position and a slit which guides the projection such that the projection makes contact with the spring, and
when at least one of the locking sections is not locking the cover section, the cover section pivots from the first position to the second position by weight of the cover section and urging by the urging section.