Patent ID: 9291988
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium by using toner contained in a cartridge, comprising: a plurality of cartridges, each of which contains toner; an attachment portion configured to contain the plurality of cartridges, each cartridge being disposed attachably and detachably; an opening and closing member, provided so as to be rotatable with respect to an apparatus main body, configured to open and close the attachment portion; a moving portion configured to move the cartridge to an image formation position in conjunction with an action of closing the opening and closing member; a control portion; a first detecting portion configured to detect the opening and closing member; a second detecting portion configured to detect presence and absence of the cartridge; and a notifying portion configured to notify a user that the cartridge is not attached appropriately, wherein the control portion is provided with a function of, when it is detected by the first detecting portion that the opening and closing member is closed and the cartridge is not detected by the second detecting portion, notifying the notifying portion of information of the cartridge, the control portion is provided with a function of, when it is detected by the first detecting portion that the opening and closing member is closed and the cartridge is not detected by the second detecting portion, not allowing driving of the image forming apparatus, the first detecting portion includes a safety switch of the image forming apparatus, the second detecting portion includes a detector configured to detect a position of the cartridge, and the notifying portion is a speaker configured to notify the user that the cartridge is not attached appropriately with sound.