Patent ID: 9377746
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a casing including a side wall having an opening and a bottom portion; a cover member configured to close the opening; a drawer member configured to support a plurality of cartridges in such a manner as to allow the cartridges to be detachably attached thereto, and to be movable through the opening in a moving direction from an inside position in which the drawer member is located inside the casing to an outside position in which the drawer member is located outside the casing; a drawer member support portion configured to support the drawer member located in the outside position, at a position downstream from the opening in the moving direction of the drawer member; and a contact surface disposed at the bottom portion of the casing and configured to contact an installation surface on which the image forming apparatus is placed; wherein at least a part of the contact surface is located downstream from a downstream end of the cover member in the moving direction of the drawer member when the cover member is closed, wherein the part of the contact surface located downstream from a downstream end of the cover member in the moving direction of the drawer member when the cover member is closed is stationary relative to the casing, wherein the contact surface is stationary with respect to the installation surface and is in contact with the installation surface when the drawer member is in the inside position and in the outside position, and wherein the drawer member is relatively movable with respect to the casing, the contact surface, and the drawer member support portion when it moves between the inside position and the outside position.