Patent ID: 7478789

Claim:
A pivoting mechanism for a stand which is supported for pivotal motion on a rear face of an apparatus body, comprising: a body side secured member secured to said apparatus body; a pair of stand side secured members secured to said stand; a pair of pivot shafts configured to connect said body side secured member and said stand side secured member to each other and serving as a fulcrum for the pivotal motion of said stand with respect to said apparatus body; a spring member configured to provide pivoting force to said stand in a direction in which an end portion of said stand approaches a lower end portion of said apparatus body; and a pivoting angle changing lever configured to change the pivotal motion permitting angle of said stand with respect to said apparatus body in response to an operation position thereof, said pivoting angle changing lever includes a supported tubular portion, wherein one of said pair of pivot shafts is fitted in the supported tubular portion such that said pivoting angle changing lever is biased against rotation around the axis thereof and configured to move in the axial direction on the one of said pair of pivot shafts.