Patent ID: 7704001
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a casing main body that is formed with an opening and that has a main-body-side contact part; an image forming unit that is accommodated in the casing main body and that is configured to form an image on a recording medium; a hinge mechanism provided at one end of the opening; a door unit that is configured to be swingable about a swing axis for opening and closing the opening, the door unit including: a locking mechanism that is configured to maintain a state where the door unit is closed, the locking mechanism being provided on a first side with respect to the positioning contact part, the hinge mechanism being provided on a second side that is opposite to the first side; and an urging member that is configured to apply an urging force to a predetermined part of the door main body, the predetermined part being located on the second side, thereby increasing contact pressure between the positioning contact part and the main-body-side contact part, wherein the hinge mechanism includes: wherein a large diameter direction of the door-side elongated hole and a large diameter direction of the main-body-side elongated hole are substantially orthogonal to each other when the door unit is closed.