Patent ID: 9244425
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G03G,H05K

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus main body that has an image forming unit and a main body side engaging portion; and a cover that is attached to the apparatus main body to be openable and closable, wherein the cover comprises: a lock member that is linearly movable in a longitudinal direction of the cover between a locking position where the lock member engages with the main body side engaging portion and an unlocking position where the lock member the main body side engaging portion; a first biasing portion that biases the lock member toward the unlocking position; a lever member that is provided to be in contact with the lock member, the lever member being movable between a retaining position for retaining the lock member at the locking position and a retention releasing position for releasing retention of the lock member in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the lock member; and a second biasing portion that biases the lever member toward the retaining position, wherein: in a state in which the lever member is not pressed, the lever member is maintained at the retaining position under a biasing force of the second biasing portion, while the lock member is retained at the locking position against the biasing force of the first biasing portion, to thereby restrict opening of the cover with respect to the apparatus main body; and when the lever member is pressed from an upper side to move the lever member from the retaining position to the retention releasing position against the biasing force of the second biasing portion, the lock member moves from the locking position to the unlocking position by the biasing force of the first biasing portion, to thereby allow opening of the cover with respect to the apparatus main body.