Patent ID: 9229420
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: E05D,E05Y,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A cover open/close mechanism comprising: a cover having a free end in a width direction thereof and disposed movable between a closed state in which a part of an apparatus body is covered and an open state in which a covered part of the apparatus body is exposed; a cover rotating shaft about which the cover rotates in a direction in which the free end of the cover separates from the apparatus body when the cover changes from the closed state to the open state; a support member rotating shaft disposed parallel to the cover rotating shaft; a cover rotating shaft support member to support the cover rotating shaft and to change a position of the cover rotating shaft with respect to the apparatus body by rotating about the support member rotating shaft; and a biasing member to bias the cover rotating shaft support member in a manner in which the cover rotating shaft support member rotates in a direction in which the cover rotating shaft approaches the apparatus body, wherein the biasing member biases the cover rotating shaft support member so that, relative to a position of the support member rotating shaft, the position of the cover rotating shaft moves to a side opposite a side at which a free end is placed in the closed state of the cover in a width direction of the apparatus body.