IMPACT REDUCTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

An impact reduction device includes a pressing mechanism in an open-close device to press a first member in a direction in which the first member returns to an initial state. The open-close device includes the first member independently rotatable around a shaft from the initial state to a first angle, and a second member integrally rotatable with the first member around the shaft from the initial state to a second angle greater than the first angle. The pressing mechanism presses the first member in the direction in which the first member returns to the initial state using a first force until the first angle is reached, and presses the first member in the direction in which the first member together with the second member returns to the initial state using a second force greater than the first force between the first angle and the second angle.

主权项

1. An impact reduction device comprising:
an open-close device including a first member configured to independently rotate around a shaft from an initial state to a predetermined first angle with respect to a housing and a second member capable of rotating together with the first member around the shaft from the initial state to a second angle greater than the first angle with respect to the housing; and a pressing mechanism disposed in the open-close device to press the first member in a direction in which the first member returns to the initial state when the first member is in an open state, the pressing mechanism pressing the first member in the direction in which the first member returns to the initial state using a predetermined first force until the first angle is reached, the pressing mechanism pressing the first member in a direction in which the first member together with the second member returns to the initial state using a second force greater than the first force between the first angle and the second angle.