Patent ID: 8659803
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: a print unit having a housing that has a top surface; and a scan unit coupled to the top surface of the housing and movable between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position, the scan unit operating to scan a sheet of media in each of the substantially vertical position and the substantially horizontal position, wherein the scan unit comprises a scan lid, a scan bed and mechanical linkages, each mechanical linkage coupling the scan lid to the scan bed, the mechanical linkages allowing the scan lid to pivot about the scan bed substantially along a first edge thereof and to pivot about the scan bed substantially along a second edge thereof, the second edge of the scan bed being different from the first edge thereof, wherein each mechanical linkage comprises a connecting element being elongated and having a first end and a second end, the first end of the connecting element being pivotally connected to the scan bed and the second end of the connecting element being pivotally connected to the scan lid, wherein each mechanical linkage further comprises a first magnet disposed in proximity to the first end of the connecting element, and wherein the first magnet serves to temporarily couple together the scan lid and the connecting element, wherein each mechanical linkage further comprises a second magnet disposed in proximity to the second end of the connecting element, and wherein the second magnet serves to temporarily couple together the scan bed and the connecting element, and wherein the first magnet serves to temporarily couple together the scan lid and the connecting element when the scan lid is pivoted about the first edge of the scan bed, and the second magnet serves to temporarily couple together the scan bed and the connecting element when the scan lid is pivoted about the second edge of the scan bed.