Patent ID: 11966180
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 3:
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
an exterior member forming an exterior of the main body,
wherein
the exterior member includes
an opening portion through which the fixing unit drawn out from the main body is capable of passing, and
a cover member rotatable between a closing position at which the opening portion is closed and an opening position at which the opening portion is opened,

the cover member also serves as the operation portion,
the movement mechanism includes an interlocking mechanism which operates in conjunction with a movement of the cover member,
the interlocking mechanism causes the action member to move from the first position to the second position when the cover member moves from the closing position to the opening position, and
the interlocking mechanism further causes the action member to move from the second position to the first position when the cover member moves from the opening position to the closing position.