Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16040778Application Date: 2018-07-20
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Publication No.: US10281869B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Mariko Uchida
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-Shi
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-Shi
- Agency: Burr & Brown, PLLC
- Priority: JP2017-143774 20170725
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a casing having first opening, a cover attached to the casing and having a second opening, a tray attached to the cover, an engaging mechanism, and an elastic member. The cover is pivotable around a first pivot axis located nearer its lower end portion than to its upper end portion to cover or expose the first opening. The tray is pivotable around a second pivot axis between an accommodated position to cover the second opening and a use position to expose the second opening. A lower end portion of the tray is disposed below the second pivot axis. The engaging mechanism is configured to engage the tray in the accommodated position with the cover. The elastic member is configured to press the lower end portion of the tray such that the tray moves from the accommodated position toward the use position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190033775A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-01-31
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