Cover locking apparatus for a multi-function device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-function device comprising a printer, a scanner coupled to the printer to move between an opened and closed position with respect to the printer, and a scanner cover for the scanner. An unlocking part is located on the printer. The scanner has a stopper accommodator that vertically penetrates the scanner at a position that corresponds to the unlocking part. A locking part is located on the scanner cover at a position that corresponds to the position of the stopper accommodator. A stopper is movably accommodated in the stopper accommodator and has a first end and a second end. The first end of the stopper contacts the unlocking part and the second end contacts the locking part. The stopper moves between a locked position in which the second end engages the locking part to prevent the scanner cover from being opened when the scanner is opened with respect to the upper surface of the printer, and an unlocked position in which the unlocking part presses the first end of the stopper to allow the scanner cover to be opened. Thus, the present invention provides a multi-function device which controls the opening and closing of a scanner cover corresponding to the opening and closing of a printer by a scanner.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.