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Image forming device including outer cover and jam cover linked to the outer cover

US8737880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 2012
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2221/169
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming device includes a casing formed with an opening, a pivot member pivotably disposed in the casing so as to be selectively opened and closed, a cover disposed outward of the pivot member, a lock mechanism that maintains a closed state of the pivot member, a link mechanism and a first roller and a second roller that together convey a recording medium, the first roller being supported by the pivot member, wherein the first roller moves away from the second roller when the pivot member is in the opened state.

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