US Patent Issued to Oki Electric Industry on Aug. 5 for "Image formation apparatus with cover member and exposure unit" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,687, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Image formation apparatus with cover member and exposure unit" was invented by Toshiyuki Kimura (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: an exposure unit configured, when a cover member is opened from a closed position to an open position, to move from a first position to a second position with respect to the cover member; and a lock mechanism. When the cover member is in the open position, the exposure unit is movable between the second position and a third position in which the angle of th...