Patent ID: 9274501
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body provided with a drive-force supplying part configured to rotate to generate and transmit a drive force; a cartridge comprising: a moving member configured to support the cartridge therein and to move in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction between an internal position accommodated in the main body and an external position withdrawn from the main body, the cartridge being configured to be attached to and detached from the moving member at the external position, the moving member comprising: an image-carrier drive-force relay part including an image-carrier input portion and an image-carrier output portion, the image-carrier input portion being configured to receive the drive force from the drive-force supplying part of the main body, the image-carrier output portion being configured to output the drive force from the image-carrier input portion to the image-carrier drive-force transmission part of the cartridge attached to the moving member; and a developer-carrier drive-force relay part including a developer-carrier input portion and a developer-carrier output portion, the developer-carrier input portion being configured to receive the drive force from the drive-force supplying part of the main body, the developer-carrier output portion being configured to output the drive force from the developer-carrier input portion to the developer-carrier drive-force transmission part of the cartridge attached to the moving member.