Patent ID: 8676110
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B41J,E05D,E05F,E05Y,E06B,G03G,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body having a document platen on which a document can be placed; a scanner cover to open and close an upper side of the document platen; and a hinge apparatus pivotably supporting the scanner cover to the main body, wherein the hinge apparatus comprises: a first body, with a void therein, movable in an opening in the main body; a pressure device movable within the void, and biased toward a first end of the first body; a second body, coupled to the scanner cover, rotatably connected to the first body, and movably engaging the pressure device; and a hinge shaft rotatably connecting the second body to the first body, wherein a center of the hinge shaft is located at a predetermined distance toward a direction of the document platen from a central line, along which a center of the pressure device and the second body move, and wherein the first body comprises a first protrusion, to limit an amount that the first body moves into the opening in the main body.