Patent ID: 9494918
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus that is transportable in a state in which a cartridge that is detachably attached to a main body of the image forming apparatus is mounted, the image forming apparatus comprising: an opening and closing member that is able to be opened and closed when the cartridge is attached and detached; a restricting member configured to prevent the cartridge, which is inserted through an opening portion of the main body, from being inserted to an image forming position at which the cartridge performs image forming, the opening portion being formed by an opening of the opening and closing member; a driving unit configured to move the restricting member; and a pressing unit configured to press the cartridge in a direction in which the cartridge is mounted at the image forming position, wherein the cartridge is, when the image forming apparatus is transported, fixed at a transportation position which is different from the image forming position so as to be urged to the restricting member by the pressing unit, and wherein the restricting member is, when the image forming apparatus is used, moved to a retracted position by the driving unit and the cartridge is movable to the image forming position.