Image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTeruhiko Nagashima
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus main body with an opening formed on an upper face thereof; an original document reading device that opens and closes the opening; an original document holder that is supported openably and closably by the original document reading device; a first lock mechanism that locks opening and closing of the original document reading device with respect to the apparatus main body; and a second lock mechanism that locks opening and closing of the original document holder with respect to the original document reading device, in which the first lock mechanism and the second lock mechanism are disposed inside a cabinet of the original document reading device.
Claims4
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus main body with an opening formed in an upper face thereof;
- an original document reading device configured to open and close the opening;
- an original document holder configured to be openably and closably supported by the original document reading device;
- a first lock mechanism configured to lock opening and closing of the original document reading device with respect to the apparatus main body;
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- a second lock mechanism configured to lock opening and closing of the original document holder with respect to the original document reading device;
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- an upper cover configured to open and close the opening formed in the upper face of the apparatus main body,
- wherein the first lock mechanism and the second lock mechanism are disposed inside a cabinet of the original document reading device, and
- wherein the upper cover is configured to open and close the opening synchronously with opening and closing of the original document reading device.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an apparatus main body with an opening formed in an upper face thereof;
- an original document reading device configured to open and close the opening;
- an original document holder configured to be openably and closably supported by the original document reading device;
- a first lock mechanism configured to lock opening and closing of the oriqinal document reading device with respect to the apparatus main body;
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- a second lock mechanism configured to lock opening and closing of the original document holder with respect to the original document reading device,
- wherein the first lock mechanism and the second lock mechanism are disposed inside a cabinet of the original document reading device,
- wherein release of locking performed by the first lock mechanism is inhibited when the original document holder is opened with respect to the original document reading device under a condition in which the original document reading device is closed with respect to the apparatus main body, and
- wherein release of locking performed by the second lock mechanism is inhibited when the original document reading device is opened with respect to the apparatus main body under a condition in which the original document holder is closed with respect to the original document reading device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.