Patent ID: 7773910

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a first body to perform an image forming operation on a print medium; a second body to pivot between a closed position and an open position in relation to the first body; a guide lever member to control a pivoting of the second body, the guide lever member having a first end connected to one of the first body and the second body, and a second end, opposite the first end; and a guide rail member comprising: a guide rail along which the second end of the guide lever member is connected to slide between a first end of the guide rail corresponding to the open position of the second body and a second end of the guide rail corresponding to the closed position of the second body, a first pressing portion to constrain the second end of the guide lever member in the first end of the guide rail when the second body is in the open position, and a second pressing portion to prevent the second body from abruptly pivoting from the open position to the closed position.