Patent ID: 8081899
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording sheet; an image reading unit disposed above the image forming unit and configured to read image information of a document; an opening/closing member configured to join the image reading unit and the image forming unit together such that the image reading unit is free to open and close with respect to the image forming unit in a first direction; and a contacting member including: another contacting member including another first contacting member and another second contacting member, wherein the contacting member and the another contacting member are spaced apart in the second direction; and a damper disposed to extend between and be attached to each of the image forming unit and the image reading unit, the damper being spaced apart from each of the first and second contacting members in the second direction when the image reading unit is closed, wherein the damper is further inside in the second direction than each of the contacting member and the another contacting member, and configured to set a degree of opening of the image reading unit with respect to the image forming unit.