Image forming apparatus with enhancing structure in cover

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a housing having an opening;
• an openable/closable cover configured to open and close the opening;
• a hinge supporting the openable/closable cover pivotably with respect to the housing;
• a plurality of LED units, each of which has an LED head extending in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a pivot axis of the hinge, the plurality of LED units being supported by the openable/closable cover in an arrangement aligning in a second direction, the second direction intersecting orthogonally with the first direction;
• a first enhancing member attached to an inner surface of the openable/closable cover on one side of the openable/closable cover in the first direction, the inner surface facing toward the opening, the first enhancing member extending in the second direction;
• a second enhancing member attached to the inner surface of the openable/closable cover on the other side of the openable/closable cover opposite to the one side in the first direction, the second enhancing member extending in the second direction;
• a link member linking the first enhancing member and the second enhancing member at a position farther from the hinge than one of the plurality of LED units located closest to the hinge in the second direction;
• a first LED-unit holder retaining ends of the plurality of LED units on the one side in the first direction, the first LED-unit holder being configured to be attached to the first enhancing member;
• and
• a second LED-unit holder retaining ends of the plurality of LED units on the other side in the first direction, the second LED-unit holder being configured to be attached to the second enhancing member,
• wherein the first enhancing member is attached to the inner surface of the openable/closable cover on one side thereof in a third direction, the third direction intersecting orthogonally with the first direction and the second direction, and the first LED-unit holder is attached to the other side of the first enhancing member in the third direction, and
• wherein the second enhancing member is attached to the inner surface of the openable/closable cover in an arrangement on one side thereof in the third direction, and the second LED-unit holder is attached to the other side of the second enhancing member in the third direction.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a housing having an opening;
• an openable/closable cover configured to open and close the opening;
• a hinge supporting the openable/closable cover pivotably with respect to the housing;
• a plurality of LED units, each of which has an LED head extending in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a pivot axis of the hinge, the plurality of LED units being supported by the openable/closable cover in an arrangement aligning in a second direction, the second direction intersecting orthogonally with the first direction;
• a metal plate attached to an inner surface of the openable/closable cover, the inner surface facing toward the opening, the metal plate comprising;
• a first enhancing potion attached to the inner surface of the openable/closable cover on one side of the openable/closable cover in the first direction, the first enhancing portion extending in the second direction;
• and
• a second enhancing portion attached to the inner surface of the openable/closable cover on the other side of the openable/closable cover opposite to the one side in the first direction, the second enhancing portion extending in the second direction,
• wherein an end of the metal plate toward the hinge in the second direction in a portion ranging between the first enhancing portion and the second enhancing portion in the first direction is located farther from the hinge than one of the plurality of LED units located closest to the hinge in the second direction.