| 摘要 |
The one end side mounting portion of the support member is fixed to the inner wall surface of the cover member by the U-shaped member. The one end side mounting portion has the insertion portion, which is inserted into the hole formed by the U-shaped member and the inner wall surface of the cover member, the locking portion, and the support front end portion. In the hole, the insertion portion is tiltable in a surface vertical to a shaft as a rotation fulcrum of the cover member. The support front end portion is provided at a surface thereof, which faces the cover member side, with an inclination surface portion which is inclined from a cover member side to an anti-cover member side toward a front end side and the inclination surface portion abuts the inner wall surface of the cover member at the maximum opening angle of the cover member. |
| 主权项 |
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a housing (2) accommodating an image forming unit (3) therein and having an opening (7) at one side surface thereof; a cover member (20) pivotally supported to a lower edge portion of the opening (7) and rotated to an outer side of the housing (2) from a closed state, in which the opening (7) is closed, by employing a shaft as a fulcrum, thereby opening the opening (7); a long belt-shaped support member (30) having one end portion mounted at the housing (2) and the other end portion mounted at the cover member (20), and restricting an opening angle of the cover member (20) to a predetermined maximum opening angle; and a U-shaped member (50) having a pair of leg parts (51) fixed to an inner wall surface of the cover member (20) and a connection part (52) arranged separate from the inner wall surface and connecting the pair of leg parts (51) to each other, wherein one end portion of the support member (30) has an insertion portion (35), which is inserted into a mounting hole (53) formed by the inner wall surface of the cover member (20) and the U-shaped member (50), a locking portion (36), which is connected to a front end portion of the insertion portion (35) and is hooked with the pair of leg parts (51) of the U-shaped member (50) so as to prevent the insertion portion (35) from coming off from the mounting hole (53), and a support front end portion (37) which is connected to an end portion of the locking portion (36) opposite to the insertion portion (35) side, the insertion portion (35) is configured to be tiltable in a surface, which is vertical to a shaft serving as a rotation fulcrum of the cover member (20), in the mounting hole (53), and the support front end portion (37) is provided at a surface thereof, which faces the cover member (20) side, with an inclination surface portion (37a) which is inclined from the cover member (20) side to an anti-cover member (20) side toward a front end side and the inclination surface portion (37a) abuts the inner wall surface of the cover member (20) when the cover member (20) has been opened to the maximum opening angle. |
