Image forming apparatus

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2009-02-24

2011-10-11

Edmonds, Lisa Lea (Department: 2835)

Electrophotography

Document handling

Original

C399S189000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08036587

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus10includes: a body frame11including an image forming section60; and an image reading section40, as an upper member openably mounted on top of the body frame, that is provided with a document stage on which a document is loaded and that reads an image of the document. The image forming apparatus further includes: first holding member6placing the image reading section40over the image forming section and holding it in a closed state; and second holding member1holding the image reading section rotatably relative to the image forming section and having a guide shaft and guide slots that are in a disengaged state when the image reading section is in the closed state and that engage with each other so as to function as a hinge when the image reading section is rotated from the closed state to the open state, relative to the image forming section.

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