Patent ID: 11971678
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming device comprising:
a housing;
an access cover attached in an openable/closable manner to a side surface of the housing;
a waste toner container attachable to the housing with the access cover open; and
a lock lever that is attached to the housing and locks the waste toner container and the housing,
wherein the access cover includes a protruding portion protruding toward an interior of the housing, and
the lock lever transitions between a locked state of locking the waste toner container and a pressed state of being pressed by the waste toner container, and, when in the pressed state, moves to a preventing position at which the lock lever blocks the protruding portion and prevents the access cover from closing, and, when in the locked state, moves to a retracted position at which the lock lever does not block the protruding portion.