Image forming apparatus with improved feeling when opening cover

An image forming apparatus which forms an image with an image forming section, the apparatus comprising:

• a casing in which the image forming section is arranged;
• a cover which is displaceably attached to the casing;
• a first elastic portion which is elastically deformable, and which is provided on one of the casing and the cover, the first elastic portion having an engage-objective portion which is engageable with an engaging portion provided on the other of the casing and the cover;
• and
• a second elastic portion which is elastically deformable, and which applies, to the first elastic portion, a force in a direction returning the first elastic portion to an original state when the first elastic portion is deformed,
• wherein the first elastic portion is constructed by an arm member having a cantilever shape and has a center line extending in an extending direction of the first elastic portion, and
• the engage-objective portion is provided at a position deviated from the center line of the first elastic portion in a direction perpendicular to both the extending direction of the first elastic portion and a deformation direction of the first elastic portion toward the second elastic portion.