Patent ID: 8767231

Claim:
A multi-function apparatus comprising: a body; an image reading unit which has a document placing surface and which is configured to read an image of a document placed on the document placing surface, the image reading unit being pivotable about a first axis between a closed position to cover an upper portion of the body and an opened position to expose the upper portion; and a document cover pivotable about a second axis between a closed position to cover the document placing surface and an opened position to expose the document placing surface, wherein the image reading unit comprises a locking mechanism comprising a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion which are disposed at a distal end side of the image reading unit with respect to the first axis, the body comprises a first engaged portion configured to be engaged with the first engaging portion of the locking mechanism, and the document cover comprises a second engaged portion disposed at a distal end side of the document cover with respect to the second axis and configured to be engaged with the second engaging portion of the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion which are disposed at the distal end side of the image reading unit with respect to the first axis, the body comprises a first pressing portion configures to press the first receiving portion of the locking mechanism, and the document cover comprises a second pressing portion disposed at the distal end side of the document cover with respect to the second axis and configured to press the second receiving portion of the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured such that: in response to a movement of the image reading unit from the closed position to the open position, the second engaging portion of the locking mechanism engages with the second engaged portion of the document cover to prevent the document cover from moving from the closed position to the opened position; in response to a movement of the image reading unit from the open position to the closed position, the first pressing portion of the body presses the first receiving portion of the locking mechanism to cause the second engaging portion of the locking mechanism to disengage from the second engaged portion of the document cover; in response to a movement of the document cover from the closed position to the open position, the first engaging portion of the locking mechanism engages with the first engaged portion of the body to prevent the image reading unit from moving from the closed position to the opened position; and in response to a movement of the document cover from the open position to the closed position, the second pressing portion of the document cover presses the second receiving portion of the locking mechanism to cause the first engaging portion of the locking mechanism to disengage from the first engaged portion of the body.