Patent ID: 8752825

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus body; a sheet feeding unit configured to feed a sheet along a transporting path; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet; a guide member configured to be pivotable with respect to the apparatus body and having a shape for guiding the sheet, on which an image is formed by the image forming unit, along the transporting path, the guide member including a first engaging portion; and a cover configured to be pivotable with respect to the apparatus body and configured to open and close at least a part of the transporting path, the cover including a second engaging portion which engages the first engaging portion of the guide member, and a position of a center of pivotal movement of the cover being spaced apart from a position of a center of pivotal movement of the guide member, wherein the cover includes an engagement guiding portion having a shape for guiding the first engaging portion along a first route toward the second engaging portion, such that the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion engage with each other, wherein the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are configured such that, when the cover pivots from (i) an open or partially closed position to (ii) a fully closed position, the first engaging portion engaged with the second engaging portion moves within the second engaging portion along a second route disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the first route of the first engaging portion.