Patent ID: 9417604
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus in which a cartridge is removably mountable to a main body of the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising: a containing member configured to contain the cartridge and movable between an outside position outside the main body and an inside position inside the main body in a state of containing the cartridge, the containing member being moved from the outside position in an inserting direction so as to be moved to the inside position, the containing member being movable from the inside position in a first direction different from the inserting direction and movable from the inside position in a second direction different from the first direction, the containing member being moved from the inside position in the first direction so as to move the cartridge to an image forming position for an image formation, the containing member being moved from the inside position in the second direction so as to be moved to a downstream side of the inside position in the inserting direction, and the containing member being provided with a guided portion; and a guiding portion provided in the main body and configured to guide a movement of the guided portion, wherein the guiding portion includes: