Patent ID: 8874000

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body; a document board pivotably mounted to the main body so as to open and close an upper side of the main body while being pivoted; and a shock absorber to reduce impact generated when the document board closes the upper side of the main body, wherein: the shock absorber comprises a link pivotably mounted, at a first end thereof, to the document board while a guide protrusion is formed at a second end thereof opposed to the first end, and a guide slot formed so that the guide protrusion is movable, and the guide protrusion moves from a first end side of the guide slot to a second end side thereof opposed to the first end side according to closing of the document board; and the guide slot applies a pressure, which is gradually increased upon progression from the first end side of the guide slot to the second end side thereof, to the guide protrusion.