Patent ID: 7991325

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: a first device body having an opening; a second device body having a first side end and a second side end opposite to the first side end, the first side end being rotatably joined with the first device body, the second side end being configured to turn around the first side end between an opened state where the second device body is opened with respect to the first device body and a closed state where the second device body is closed with respect to the first device body so as to cover the opening; a photoconductive body provided in the first device body; an exposure unit provided to the second device body, the exposure unit having an exposure surface configured to expose a surface of the photoconductive body linearly in a predetermined scanning direction and form a latent image on the surface of the photoconductive body; an exposure unit turning mechanism configured to turn the exposure unit between an exposure position where the exposure surface is directed to the surface of the photoconductive body in the closed state of the second device body and an evacuation position where the exposure surface is directed substantially to the first side end of the second device body in the opened state of the second device body; and an arm provided between the first device body and the second device body, the arm being configured to support the second device body and the exposure unit, when the second device body is at the opened state, wherein the exposure unit is interlocked with the arm, and wherein the exposure unit turns between the exposure position and the evacuation position in conjunction with movement of the arm.