Patent ID: 7948508

Claim:
An image recording apparatus comprising: an image forming section; a first holding member for holding said imager forming section; a second holding member for swingably holding said first holding member; a connecting member for connecting the first holding member and the second holding member comprising a post movably positioned within a slot having a first end and a second end; and a supporting section disposed on an apparatus body for supporting said second holding member in a rotatable manner, wherein said first holding member moves in association with a rotation of said second holding member, wherein said first holding member moves in a rotational direction with respect to the supporting section after moving in a substantially straight direction with respect to the supporting section, and wherein during movement of the first holding member in a substantially straight direction, the post moves between the first and second ends of the slot, and during movement of the first holding member in a rotational direction, the post is fixed with respect to the slot in one of the first and second ends of the slot.