Patent ID: 9116500
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first housing; a second housing configured to be pivotable, relative to the first housing, between an open position and a closed position; a slider provided in one of the first housing and the second housing, the slider configured to be slidable relative to the one of the first housing and the second housing in a slide moving direction, the slider comprising a slider connecting portion that is a portion of the slider; a housing connecting portion provided in the other of the first housing and the second housing; an arm member, configured to be connected to each of the slider and the housing connecting portion and to be pivotable relative to each of the slider and the housing connecting portion, the arm member comprising an arm connecting portion that is a portion of the arm member and that is pivotally connected to the slider connecting portion; and an elastic member comprising a first engaging portion engaging with the slider and a second engaging portion engaging with the one of the first housing and the second housing, wherein the elastic member is configured to apply, to the slider, a force in a direction in which the slider moves closer to the housing connecting portion along the slide moving direction, when the second housing is in the closed position.