Patent ID: 11934139
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a body housing;
an access opening closure mounted through a hinge to the body housing; and
a link mechanism operable in conjunction with opening and closing movement of the access opening closure,
the link mechanism comprising:
a rotary member mounted rotatably to the body housing;
a first link member coupled to the rotary member;
a second link member that couples the access opening closure to the first link member, is pivotally movable at a first end thereof relative to the access opening closure and slidable at a second end thereof with the first link member in a longitudinal direction of the first link member, and is provided with a slit extending in a direction of connection between the first end and the second end;
a cutaway that is formed to communicate with the slit near the second end of the second link member and turn around toward the first end of the second link member and is narrower than a portion of the slit near the second end of the second link member;
a pin mounted on the body housing and located within the slit;
a boss that projects in an axial direction of the rotary member from the first end of the second link member; and
an elongated socket that is mounted on the access opening closure and receives the boss slidably therein,
wherein a sliding resistance between the boss and the elongated socket is larger than a sliding resistance between the pin and the slit of the second link member.