Patent ID: 9298158
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising an apparatus housing that has an opening and closing door that opens and closes between a close position and an open position; an attaching body that includes an image carrier that carries an image, the attaching body being detachably attached inside the apparatus housing through an opening of the opening and closing door in a direction crossing an axial direction of the image carrier; an image writer that is opposed to the image carrier to write an image onto the image carrier; and a guide mechanism that moves the image writer in conjunction with opening and closing of the opening and closing door, the guide mechanism guiding the image writer to a write position upon closing of the opening and closing door and guiding the image writer to a retracted position upon opening of the opening and closing door, the retracted position being a position in which the image writer is retracted from a space for attaching and detaching the attaching body, wherein the guide mechanism has wherein the attaching body has a driven component including the image carrier; the image forming apparatus further comprises: when the opening and closing door is opened from the close position to the open position, the coupling-component guide mechanism moves the coupling component to the retracted position after guiding of the image writer by the second guide mechanism is started.