Patent ID: 8084702
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: G03G,H01H

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body of the apparatus; an opening and closing member openably provided for the main body; a switch configured to switch the apparatus between an electrically operating state and a non-operating state; an actuating member configured to actuate the switch, wherein the switch is provided for either one of the main body and the opening and closing member and the actuating member is provided for the other one; a protecting member configured to protect the switch, wherein the protecting member has an opening through which the actuating member passes; and a restricting member configured to restrict an object entering the opening of the protecting member, wherein the restricting member is placed between the protecting member and the switch and has an opening through which the actuating member passes, wherein the opening of the restricting member is smaller than the opening of the protecting member, wherein the restricting member is movable relative to the protecting member and the moving direction of the restricting member intersects the direction in which the actuating member passes through the opening of the restricting member.