Patent ID: 8041253

Claim:
A system to control access to an interior of an image forming device comprising: a body with an interior space configured to contain an image forming unit, the image forming unit including a developer unit and a photoconductive unit; a door connected to the body and movable between an open position to provide access to the interior space and a closed position to prevent access to the interior space; a latch connected to the body and movable between a locked position to engage with and lock the door in the closed position and an unlocked position disengaged from the door to allow the door to move to the open position; a controller positioned within the body to control the movement of the latch between the locked and unlocked positions, the controller configured to receive commands from a user and control the movement of the latch in accordance with the commands; and a retraction assembly positioned within the body, the retraction assembly movable between an extended position to engage with the developer unit and the photoconductive unit of the image forming unit and a retracted position to disengage from the developer unit and the photoconductive unit of the image forming unit, the retraction assembly operatively connected to the controller, wherein the retraction assembly is operatively connected to the latch with movement of the latch between the locked and unlocked positions resulting in movement of the retraction assembly between the extended and retracted positions.