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US 10,520,877 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus including a cover and a cover support
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroshi Kawaguchi
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a cover support portion openably and closably supporting the cover on the image forming apparatus. The cover support portion includes a clamping portion and a pressure member. The clamping portion is configured to contact and clamp part of the cover or part of the cover support portion in a turning radius direction of the cover. The pressure member is mounted to the clamping portion to press the clamping portion.
Claims11
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a cover configured to be opened or closed by rotating with respect to the image forming apparatus;
- and
- a cover support portion openably and closably supporting the cover on the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the cover comprises:
- a clamping portion configured to contact and clamp part of the cover support portion in a turning radius direction of the cover;
- and
- a pressure member mounted to the clamping portion to press the clamping portion, and
- wherein the pressure member presses the clamping portion so that the clamping portion presses the part of the cover support portion when the part of the cover support portion moves while contacting the clamping portion.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a cover configured to be opened or closed by rotating with respect to the image forming apparatus;
- and
- a cover support portion openably and closably supporting the cover on the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the cover support portion comprises:
- a clamping portion configured to contact and clamp part of the cover in a turning radius direction of the cover;
- and
- a pressure member mounted to the clamping portion to press the clamping portion, and
- wherein the pressure member presses the clamping portion so that the clamping portion presses the part of the cover when the part of the cover moves while contacting the clamping portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.