Patent ID: 9557707
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G03G,H01H

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a first frame and a second frame spaced apart from each other, the housing forming an opening between the first frame and the second frame; a cover configured to move between a covered position wherein the opening is covered and an opened position wherein the opening is uncovered; an interlock switch that is pressed by the cover when the cover is in the covered position; a locking assembly different from the interlock switch, the locking assembly configured to move between a locking state wherein the locking assembly locks the cover in the covered position and a released state wherein the locking assembly allows the cover to move, wherein, when the locking assembly is in the locking state, the locking assembly including a locking assembly portion of the housing configured to engage with a first portion of the cover; a first biasing assembly provided separately from the interlock switch and separately from the locking assembly, the first biasing assembly positioned in or on the first frame, the first biasing assembly biasing the cover toward the opened position when the cover is in the covered position, the first biasing assembly comprising a first contact portion disposed in the housing and configured to contact a second portion of the cover, different from the first portion; and a second biasing assembly provided separately from the interlock switch and separately from the locking assembly, the second biasing assembly positioned in or on the second frame, the second biasing assembly biasing the cover toward the opened position when the cover is in the covered position, the second biasing assembly comprising a second contact portion disposed in the housing and configured to contact a third portion of the cover, different from the first and second portions, wherein the first portion of the cover, the second portion of the cover and the locking assembly portion of the housing are different from one another.