Patent ID: 9335728
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main casing; a plurality of process units, each of the plurality of process units comprising: a plurality of developer cartridges, each of the plurality of developer cartridges configured to be provided for each of the plurality of process units, each of the plurality of developer cartridges comprising: a process unit supporting member configured to hold the plurality of process units together therein and to be withdrawn in a predetermined direction; a cartridge supporting member configured to hold the plurality of developer cartridges together therein and to move between an attached position, in which the cartridge supporting member is attached to the main casing, and a withdrawn position, in which the cartridge supporting member is withdrawn from the main casing; and a moving mechanism configured to move each of the plurality of transporting members between the communicated position and the interrupted position, wherein the transporting member positioned in the interrupted position allows the cartridge supporting member to move from the attached position to the withdrawn position and allows the process unit supporting member to be withdrawn, and the transporting member positioned in the communicated position prevents the cartridge supporting member from moving from the attached position to the withdrawn position and prevents the process unit supporting member from being withdrawn.