Patent ID: 9535392
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a casing; a cover configured to pivot between a covering position in which the cover covers an upper end portion of the casing and an exposing position in which the cover exposes the upper end portion of the casing; a shaft portion provided to one of the casing and the cover and extending in an axial direction parallel to a pivot axis; a bearing portion provided to the other one of the casing and the cover; and a retaining mechanism configured to retain the cover at the exposing position, wherein the cover includes a contactable portion, the contactable portion being spaced from the retaining mechanism when the cover is at the covering position, the contactable portion being configured to, when the cover pivots between the covering position and the exposing position, contact the retaining mechanism, wherein the retaining mechanism includes a retaining member and an urging member, the retaining member being configured to restrict the cover from pivoting from the exposing position to the covering position, the urging member urging the retaining member toward the contactable portion, wherein the casing includes a frame, the frame supporting the retaining mechanism, the frame including a guide section and one of the shaft portion and the bearing portion, the guide section being configured to guide a sheet, and wherein the shaft portion, the bearing portion, and the retaining mechanism are disposed above the guide section.